BT should share underground ducts
BT Group PLC will have to share wire duct its telegraph poles and underground cable ducts with its rivals under new proposals put forward by regulator Ofcom to encourage competition and boost the introduction of a super-fast broadband network.
The competitors will now be using BT’s network of poles and ducts to lay cable trunking their own fibre-optic cable, while BT will provide information about the space availability and the quality of ducts and poles.
According to Ofcom half of the duct network may have wiring duct room for additional cables. As per the regulator, BT should also open its fibre lines so rivals firms can provide their own services to consumers.
At the same time, BT group seemed to be happy enough with the new proposals as it would enable it to recover market share lost to rivals in recent years.
