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[Bowdon]

Ed Vaizey MP Criticises TalkTalk, Sky and Vodafone for Trying to Breakup BT

The former Digital Economy Minister, Ed Vaizey MP, appears to have taken a different approach to the Government’s position after saying that he was “utterly confused” by those wanting to break-up BT, while singling out TalkTalk, Vodafone and Sky Broadband for specific criticism.

The MP for Wantage in Oxfordshire (England), who was speaking during yesterday’s debate on the Digital Economy Bill 2016-17, began by reciting an email that he had received from the director of the Broadband Delivery UK linked Better Broadband for Oxfordshire (BBO) programme, which highlighted the apparently successful roll-out of “superfast broadband” (24Mbps+).

[Black Sheep]

We received a condensed version of this yesterday with the following text ..........

"Former broadband minister Ed Vaizey has publicly said that he thinks Openreach is the internet provider best placed to deliver the government's plan for a universal service obligation (USO) of 10Mbps by the end of the decade. We’ve promised to industry that as part of our plan to broaden coverage beyond 95% of the UK we will test technology and commercial options which will allow delivery of the 10Mbps USO. Speaking to The Register, Vaizey said: "I think if you want the most effective, quickest and likely-to-be-delivered solution, it should be Openreach delivering it without a subsidy from the government."

[Weaver]

How, and why, is Openreach supposed to do that without a subsidy? This is a social erm thingy.

[niemand]

They reckon they can do it under those terms, and for political reasons basically, like most instances when Openreach stick their neck out.

[GigabitEthernet]

How, and why, is Openreach supposed to do that without a subsidy? This is a social erm thingy.

That's why their press releases are always so vague, I suspect. "Most homes" they say.