Openreach
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Ofcom could force BT to offer rivals ‘dark fibre’ access
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BT could be forced to open up its fibre network to rivals under plans put forward by Ofcom to boost competition in the supply of high-speed data lines to large businesses and public institutions.
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BT shareholders approve £12.5bn EE deal
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BT’s takeover of mobile network EE took a step forward today after 99.73% of the broadband and fixed line giant’s shareholders approved the £12.5bn deal at a special General Meeting convened in Central London today.
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BT says revised broadband margin rules remain “flawed”
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In January the UK’s telecoms regulator announced new rules requiring BT to maintain “a sufficient margin” between what it charges rivals to access its superfast broadband network and the retail prices it charges end users.
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Sky calls for Openreach separation as Ofcom announces new telecoms review
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Although part of BT, Openreach must provide equal access to all telecoms providers and sells services to some of BT’s biggest rivals, including Sky and TalkTalk.
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Virgin Media to spend £3bn to close gap with BT’s fibre broadband coverage
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Cable company Virgin Media has announced plans to spend £3bn extending its fibre broadband network to cover an additional four million additional premises.
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More than a third of BT broadband customers now have fibre
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The UK’s biggest ISP now has more than 2.7m subscribers to its fibre Infinity packages, with 209,000 buying or upgrading to a fibre package in the financial quarter ending December 31st.