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To: H James Morris who wrote (139983)	2/27/2002 8:16:32 PM
From: Slumdog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

>>It reminds me of Linda Tripp, or just taking a trip.<< My neighbor works for Merrill Lynch and he calls it "trap";)

To: H James Morris who wrote (139983)	2/27/2002 10:07:47 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

February 27, 2002 Big British Phone Company to Cut Prices for Broadband By SUZANNE KAPNER Get Stock Quotes Look Up Symbols Portfolio \| Company Research U.S. Markets \| Int. Markets Mutual Funds \| Bank Rates Commodities & Currencies ONDON, Feb. 26 — The BT Group said today that it would reduce the price of high-speed connections to the Internet, a move seen by some analysts as a signal that the new management team is ready to attack some problems that have long plagued the company. BT said that starting on April 1 it would lower the price it charged other phone companies for the use of its network to £14.75 (about $21) a month, from £25 to £30. These phone companies then resell the service, called broadband, to individual customers. Consumer prices are most likely to drop below £30 a month from the current £40 as a result, analysts predicted. (BT also offers its own broadband service directly to consumers through its BTopenworld subsidiary, which also must pay to use the BT network.) So-called alternative carriers like Energis (news/quote) and the Colt Telecom Group have long complained that the fees they must pay to BT to use its network are prohibitively high. BT has said that upgrading its network to offer these services has been costlier and more difficult than forecast. But analysts have long suspected the company of dragging its feet in an attempt to protect its monopolistic position. Within the last year, BT has replaced its chairman and chief executive. And some analysts said today that the announcement of lower prices indicated an important change of attitude. nytimes.com