Consent to waiver of notification periods for changes to Openreach network access charges, terms and conditions
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Openreach is proposing to make changes to the way it offers certain wholesale products to Communications Providers (CPs) – including introducing two offers which entail changes to its terms, conditions and prices.
Under Significant Market Power (SMP) conditions imposed as part of the 2018 Wholesale Local Access Market Review (2018 WLAMR) and the 2019 Business Connectivity Market Review (2019 BCMR), Openreach is required to give prior notice for a specified period (either not less than 28 days or not less than 90 days) before implementing such changes. Openreach has asked Ofcom for consent to its proposals to make changes to its terms, conditions and charges without complying with this notification period.
This statement sets out Ofcom’s decision to consent to Openreach waiving the notification periods for its proposals.