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Originally Posted by Haighy
Didn't mean to make it sound like a bad thing, didn't think there was actually an opinion in there :-) Was more a comment on the BT vs Virgin thing this thread had wandered into
Have to agree a bit with tiger, it's kind of like making Tesco's let Asda have a few stalls in their supermarkets, why would anyone want to invest in a private industry if they knew it could be taken off them at the whim of the government ?
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Although I agree with the fact the choice is among broadband providers rather than among ADSL or cable providers, it's the very fact of being forced to share the investment among your competition that's held back BTs investment in FTTH.
I thought BT's answer to whether they actually want to use VMs network was interesting:
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Originally Posted by PcPro
"We think, as a principle, that would be worth extending. It's about applying that principle across the board."
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I'm not convinced they really want access but are just trying to muddy the waters. Having VMs network forced open would complicate matters for VM potentially lowering the capital they have available to invest in their own network to compete. If the network isn't forced open then BT have an argument for not opening this portion of their network.