Phone regulator Oftel has weighed in and told BT to offer its rivals deals for Flat Rate Internet Access Call Origination (Friaco).

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Known as Friaco, for Flat Rate Internet Access Call Origination, this charges ISPs for the number of lines they take from BT rather than the amount of traffic flowing over them.

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