Shouldn’t broadband access to the internet be treated as the same kind of utility? But there is no case whatever for a private monopoly which can supply something so critical to full social and economic participation in society. Openreach, the part of BT which supplies and maintains Britain’s broadband infrastructure, is a straightforward example of tax-farming. Without either, this deal is nothing more than smoke and mirrors, giving the appearance of motion while changing nothing important. The Ofcom deal does little to that end.

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2017 19:07 UTC