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Should BT be broken up to stimulate competition?

Jonny Clark

26th February 2016

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The Communications regulator Ofcom has told BT that they have to allow competitors to use their telegraph poles and cable ducts more easily than they currently do in order to improve the overall quality of brandband provision to UK households and businesses.

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Jonny Clark

Jon Clark has been teaching economics and business studies for over 25 years primarily in the Further Education sector. Before joining tutor2u, he was a senior manager at South Cheshire College in Crewe.

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