Labour has promised to give every home and business in the UK free full-fibre broadband by 2030, if it wins the general election.
Openreach expects full fibre to benefit the UK economy by £60bn
Research commissioned by Openreach reveals that full fibre broadband for everyone by 2025 would boost the economy by almost £60bn.
Ofcom finalises rules for access to Openreach’s ducts and poles
The regulator concluded the reviews of the physical infrastructure market and of the business connectivity market.
Ofcom’s plans to promote competition and investment in fibre networks
Ofcom has set out how regulation could evolve to support competition and further investment from new alternative networks, Openreach and Virgin Media. It also sets out a framework for Openreach to transition customers from its copper to fibre network.
Openreach launches industry consultation for full-fibre upgrade
Ofcom proposes geographical segmentation of broadband markets
The UK regulator sets out its view for the market reviews after 2021, when carrying out the next review of wholesale telecoms networks
Ofcom proposes unrestricted access to Openreach’s ducts and poles
The UK regulator aims to reform access to Openreach’s passive infrastructure so that companies laying fibre, mobile operators, and broadband providers can have more freedom to use such infrastructure
Ofcom starts monitoring the legally separated Openreach
The UK regulator has launched its programme to monitor how Openreach, now legally separated from BT, complies with its new commitments
