Britain retains price competition to drive fibre roll-out

Liberty Global

20/03/2025 07:16

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Britain will maintain competition in fast broadband to drive full-fibre coverage to 96% of premises by 2027, while capping the price BT's Openreach can charge retail providers for speeds up to 80Mbit/s, up from 40Mbits/s today, Ofcom said on Thursday.

 (Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Sarah Young)

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