P504 Teletext 504 Jun 1 03:54:18 ————————————————————————————— BT PHONE RENTALS SET TO GO UP The cost of renting a telephone line from BT will go up by £3.60 a year from July 1. The company said it was increasing the charge — known as the Exchange Line Rental — bz 3.7% for households. The new rate will mean that from the end of next month residential customers will pay £25.69 a quartet and business customers £41.13. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— Financial headlines 500 City index 501 Download and Analysj Share Prices on Your PC See Pages 532 & 533 Next CompNews Shares Family FinanceP504 Teletext 504 Jun 1 03:53:56 ————————————————————————————— "DISMAY" AS BT RENTAL RISES Telecom giant BT has been criticisjd over its decision to put up the cost of renting a telephone line from July. National Consumer Council director Ruth Evans commented: "Wj are dismayed at yet another unnecessary blow for domestic consumers. "BT is putting up line rental charges again, despite recently announcing £3bn profit and a high rate of return." ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Financial headlines 500 City index 501 NEW CHANNEL ISLAND INVESTMENT SECTION SEE PAGE 560 Next CompNews Shares Family Finance