Broadband to open up

[Brian Turner]

UK surfers could soon be making cheap internet calls and taking advantage of affordable super-fast broadband. Regulator Ofcom has laid out its plans for the future of broadband now that high-speed access is well established.

The watchdog believes the key to the next stage will be the opening up of BT's network to other operators.

Doing so could lead to widespread adoption of internet telephony and, by the end of the decade, video-quality bandwidth in the majority of UK homes.


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