NTL Telewest to offer free basic TV

NTL Telewest will offer their basic TV service free of charge with a phone line subscription, it was announced today.

The cableco is hoping to attract customers to their service in place of a BT line and a Freeview box, citing the lack of an upfront box-purchase fee and access to video on demand services as the "most significant market development since digital terrestrial."

The package will become available on or before September 1

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