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Ofcom Considering Breaking Up BT And Openreach
- The Telegraph, Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:38 AM
BT faces a battle to retain control of the national telecoms network, after the communications watchdog said that forcing a spin off “could deliver competition or wider benefits for end users”. Ofcom published a discussion paper on its Strategic Review of Digital Communications, the first stage in a wide-ranging, once-a-decade overhaul of the communications market. It said it would seek views on separating BT from Openreach, its network division, as part of efforts to ensure competition delivers benefits to consumers and businesses.
