Canadian telecoms giant North
American Gateway
is bringing Internet access to the UK that is free from set-up costs,
subscription fees and
telephone charges.
The service, named CallNet 800, will start on November
1.
The move comes as a result of an initiative between North American Gateway,
UK
mobile phone retailer Phones4u, F1-Racing magazine and UK Internet service
provider CallNet. The partners are expecting to register 200,000 users
before
Christmas. It could be a lot more, but the project’s backers are undaunted.
“We have the technology and financial muscle to offer a quality of service
that
rivals British Telecom even if every single household in the United Kingdom
registers for CallNet 0800,” claimed Peter Gbedemah, North American
Gateway’s
CEO of Europe.
CallNet 0800 will require no minimum spend requirements or minimum contract
period. Users will also save 30 per cent on the cost of normal telephone
calls in comparison to BT rates. In fact, the only condition is that users
dial 145 before making a call in order to qualify for savings.
The introduction of a fully integrated telecommunications package covering
mobile, fixed-line and Internet further consolidates Phones 4u’s ethos of
customer led, value for money services and our commitment to not be beaten
on price,” said Bill Colley, managing director of Phones 4u.