Tesco Talk launches three great value-for-money tariffs today – with Clubcard points on all calls.
All three tariffs offer highly competitive rates so customers can save on their home phone call charges whatever their usage. For example a customer on Tesco Talk 1, designed for light users, could save 30 per cent*, or nearly £40 a year, when compared to the BT Standard tariff.
Andy Dewhurst, CEO of Tesco Telecom said: "By switching to Tesco Talk, BT phone users could slash the price of their monthly home phone calls by up to 30 per cent. By providing competition we will encourage our customers to look hard at their bills and shop around as they already do for things like car insurance.
"Customers have told us they want savings on their phone calls from a brand they can trust, without compromising quality or service. Our trial in East Anglia gives us confidence that Tesco can be successful in this market."
Customers who phone abroad could also see their phone bill cut as Tesco Talk is cutting the price of calls to only 4p a minute for 10 popular destinations for all three tariffs, what ever the time of day (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and USA).
Tesco Talk takes the hassle out of switching – simply visit www.tesco.com, call 0845 300 70 80 or pick up a leaflet in store to apply. It’s as easy as anything to switch.
For further information please contact Greg Sage at the Tesco press office on 01992 644645. Out of hours call 01992 644733 and select option 3 from voicemail.
Based on average monthly call charges calculated by Tesco in Aug 03 for Tesco Talk 1,2 & 3 compared to BT Standard, BT Together Options 2 & 3 (excluding Friends and Family) using call profile from Cable & Wireless June 03 & OFTEL''s Fixed Line Market Information Update May 03. See www.tesco.com for details.
Appendix 1 - Tesco Talk tariffs launched on 1st Sept 2003
Tesco Talk 1
No monthly charge
Evening & weekend national and local calls are 1p a minute
Daytime national and local calls are 2.5p per minute
5p minimum call charge
Clubcard points
Tesco Talk 2
£5 monthly charge
Free evening & weekend national & local calls (up to 70 minutes per call, 0.8 a minute thereafter)
Daytime national and local calls are 2.5p a minute
5p minimum call charge (does not apply to free calls)
Clubcard points
Tesco Talk 3
£15 monthly charge
Free daytime, evening & weekend national & local calls (up to 70 minutes per call, 0.8p a minute thereafter during evenings and weekends, 2.5p a minute thereafter during the daytime)
5p minimum call charge (does not apply to free calls)
Clubcard points
