Comment: BT's blinkered broadband vision

Martin Courtney
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A new BT scheme to widen broadband coverage in rural areas will benefit the carrier's ADSL business more than the communities it is meant to serve, says Martin Courtney

BT's ADSL Exchange Activate scheme looks like it will put pressure on central and local government to commit large amounts of public money to extend "Broadband Britain" into more regions. But there...

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