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| BT to share cable duct network with rivals Submitted on Friday 12 February, 2010 |
The Financial Times reports that BT is planning to open up its underground cable ducts to allow rival operators to run their own high-speed broadband networks through BT infrastructure. Competitors would then be able to lay their own optical fibre cables without the expense of digging up pavements. According to the Financial Times, this represents an important policy shift by BT, and emphasises the intensifying political and business pressure that it faces. BT has been discussing opening its ducts with Ofcom.
Ian Livingston, BT's chief executive, told the Financial Times: "We told Ofcom last year we're willing to provide open access to our ducts... and we are working with them on how to achieve it. Although it's unlikely to be the silver bullet to get fibre to every home, open access to all ducts, not just ours, might help BT and others extend coverage and so we would like to see a future government support such a move."
For the full article, visit: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40f6596e-142f-11df-8847-00144feab49a.html
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