O2 enters home phone sector

O2 is set to enter the fixed-line telephone market, it has been revealed.

Those seeking out top broadband deals from O2 may be interested to hear the telecoms firm is also to offer fixed-line telephone services.

From March, broadband customers with the provider will also be able to make use of a bundled package, allowing them to access the internet and make calls under a single deal.

The Evening & Weekend tariff provides O2 Home Broadband customers with unlimited calls to UK homes on evenings and weekends.

People wishing to compare providers may also want to go for the Anytime deal which offers unlimited calls to 0845 and 0870 numbers and landlines in the UK and more than 20 international countries at any time.

"This is the most important launch for us in the home space since we entered the broadband market and is part of our strategy to evolve beyond mobile to a leading connectivity brand ," Sally Cowdry, UK marketing director at O2, states.

Britons keen on obtaining broadband best deals may have noted that earlier this week, the firm revealed the one-off charge applied to its pay-as-you-go USB dongle had been reduced to £20.

By Nate Sawyer