London, 20 October 1999

For immediate release

CUT hopes for swift action from E-Minister

Representatives of the Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications met the E-Minister,
Patricia Hewitt on Wednesday 20th October, at the DTI. They received a warm and positive 
welcome and discussed a range of issues surrounding the cost of Internet access. 

Ms Hewitt agreed that the unavailability of an option of an unmetered tariff for local
telephony is a serious barrier to the development of e-Britain. She wants to see the
Internet develop further and faster in Britain than currently. Overcoming the barriers to
this is high on the Government's agenda for forthcoming meetings with BT and Oftel.

Following these meetings, she will decide what else the Government must do to drive that
agenda forward.

The Minister hopes for further constructive meetings with CUT.


Contact:

Erol Ziya
Press Officer, Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications
press@unmetered.org.uk

http://www.unmetered.org.uk/

+44 171 681 2831