Ofcom publishes consultation on BT scheme costs

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Ofcom has published a consultation on how it accounts for BT's pension costs when setting regulated wholesale charges for telecommunications services.

The regulator said the financial significance of pension deficit payments for BT means it will consult on whether - or how much - such payments should be factored in when setting BT's regulated pri...

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