BT is set to help rivals roll-out their own high-speed broadband services by enabling them to use its underground cable ducts.
The move would help the government carry out its plan to create nationwide high-speed broadband coverage but could impact on…
BT is set to help rivals roll-out their own high-speed broadband services by enabling them to use its underground cable ducts.
The move would help the government carry out its plan to create nationwide high-speed broadband coverage but could impact on the incumbent operator’s revenues.
BSkyB has so far said that it has no plans to invest in nationwide fibre deployment while Talk Talk, owned by Carphone Warehouse may carry out a trial using BT’s ducts. BT is hopeful of selling wholesale fibre services to its rivals as it looks to offset the £1.5bn that it is investing in its fibre optic network.
In a statement BT’s CEO Ian Livingston said: “Other companies already have access to our exchanges so we’re relaxed about providing them with another form of access as well. 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.”
