BT customers who are on a bundled broadband and calls package will be offered a free upgrade to the new fibre network (BT Infinity – www.bt.com) when it becomes available in their area.

The free upgrade for BT customers is available to those on the Option 2 or Option 3 packages with those on the Option 1 having a small additional monthly charge.

Those who take out the BT Infinity Option 1 plan which also includes unlimited weekend calls plus up to 40Mb download speeds and 2Mb uploads speeds and a 40GB usage limit, for the first three months will pay just £7.49 per month before the bundle reverts to it’s standard price of £17.99 per month plus the cost of line rental and a one off Infinity activation charge of £25.

The BT Infinity Option 2 offers unlimited broadband usage, up to 40Mb download and 10Mb upload speeds plus unlimited calls for a special offer price of £19.99 per month for the first 3 months and then £27.99 per month plus the line rental charges. There is no activation or line installation charges.

BT say that as they don’t charge for new line installation then customers are making a saving of £39 compared to Sky for this and £69.99 compared with TalkTalk.

The managing director of BT’s Consumer division, John Petter said:

“Fibre is the future of broadband and BT is raising the speed and standard for customers nationwide. BT Infinity is head and shoulders above other services when it comes to value. We are the only company offering you an upgrade to fibre for no extra monthly cost and the only company to offer free line installation across all new bundles.“

BT are investing £2.5 billion in their new fibre network which they are calling BT Infinity and aim to have around two thirds coverage of the UK by 2015. Most of the network will be offering customers Fibre To The Cabinet (FTTC) which will offer broadband speeds up to 40Mb, a few lucky people will receive full Fibre To The Home/Premises (FTTH) which will be able to offer broadband speeds up to 100Mb.