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[Bowdon]

BT ready to up network spend if regulator decides against split

Britain's BT said it would increase investment in superfast broadband, including more fiber to the home, if regulator Ofcom decides against forcing a break-up of the company.

BT chief offers more broadband investment to avoid Openreach split

BT has offered to spend more on improving Britain’s broadband in a bid to satisfy regulators that it should not be stripped of its network division, Openreach.

[jelv]

More of a worry should be not if BT will increase investment but that all existing investment commitments will be ripped up if they are to be split. We'd face at least a couple of years with bugger all progress!

[Bowdon]

BT Pledge Over GBP1bn to Boost UK Broadband, But is it New Money

The CEO of BT Group, Gavin Patterson, has made a final plea ahead of tomorrow’s Strategic Review outcome and informed the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona (Spain) that he would “significantly” increase investment (£1bn+) in order to further improve national broadband connectivity.

BT offers to spend more on Britain's broadband to satisfy Ofcom and avoid Openreach split

BT chief executive Gavin Patterson has revealed that his company is willing to spend more money in improving Britain's internet. This is in addition to the £1bn (€1.27bn, $1.4bn) that it had pledged earlier to upgrade its infrastructure that would allow Britons to browse the internet faster.