Just days after BT was lambasted for its alleged control over the fibre industry, Openreach has announced access for over one million more businesses and homes.
Another 114 exchange locations were announced today for other providers to use and supply fibre connections from. They should be up and running by Autumn next year.
Local monopolies benefit no-one and no public funds should go to supporting them.
Over the weekend, TalkTalk claimed BT was trying to assert a monopoly on the fibre industry, having previously suggested its rival was charging too much for infrastructure.
TalkTalk's group commercial director David Goldie told the Observer he thought BT was using up public funds to gain control over the industry.
BT has been particularly bullish in arguing it is committing substantial funding to fibre in the UK and is opening up its infrastructure something others are not.
Today, it again took the opportunity to promote its fibre efforts and state it was not attempting to monopolise the industry.
"No other company is doing as much as Openreach to bring super-fast broadband to the UK," said Mike Galvin, Openreach managing director for next generation access.
"There is no substitute for experience when it comes to fibre deployment and we have more experience than anyone. We are also committed to offering open and equivalent access so that customers can benefit from a competitive market. Local monopolies benefit no-one and no public funds should go to supporting them."
Openreach has committed to providing two-thirds of the UK with fibre by 2015. It wants the support of the public sector to expand its rollout.
-
Cleo attack victim list grows as Hertz confirms customer data stolenNews Hertz has confirmed it suffered a data breach as a result of the Cleo zero-day vulnerability in late 2024, with the car rental giant warning that customer data was stolen.
-
Lateral moves in tech: Why leaders should support employee mobilityIn-depth Encouraging staff to switch roles can have long-term benefits for skills in the tech sector
-
Equinix acquires BT's Irish data centers in €59 million dealNews As BT moves to an asset-light business model, Equinix looks to expand
-
BT just extended the PSTN switch-off deadline — here’s what you need to knowNews BT described the move as a “revision”, citing a series of improvements to the wider PSTN switch-off programme
-
BT misses key Huawei kit removal deadline, but the telco is “almost over the line”News BT is still reliant on non-compliant Huawei equipment for 2G and 3G services
-
BT partners with HPE to deliver new global managed LAN service
News The latest collaboration combines BT’s connectivity expertise with HPE Aruba Networking’s latest LAN solutions
-
Making the switchWhitepaper Realise the benefits of IP technology ahead of the digital ‘switch-on’
-
BT and OneWeb succeed in "game changer" satellite connection trialNews Smaller businesses in rural areas could benefit from improvements to backhaul services using satellites, with speeds increasing by an order of magnitude
-
BT, Nokia crack four carrier aggregation on a 5G network in first for EuropeNews The breakthrough marks the first successful use of such technology on a live network, and could lead to dramatic network improvements
-
BT Mini Whole Home Wi-Fi review: Value-conscious range extensionReviews You shouldn’t expect top performance, but this dinky mesh system eradicates notspots for a great price
