BT winning all the government broadband money

Started by Simon, Mar 21, 2013, 21:12:59

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Simon

Broadband Delivery UK is handing out £530m in funding to regional broadband projects, with every penny awarded going to BT - including the latest in Hampshire.

BDUK is the government agency doling out public investment in broadband, designed to give 90% of homes speeds of at least 24Mbits/sec by 2015 - although many of the more recent projects aren't expected to be finished until 2016.

BT's only approved rival, Fujitsu, has dropped out of bidding after failing to win a single project, leaving BT as the only option.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/broadband/378754/bt-winning-all-the-government-broadband-money#ixzz2OD9FuKXF
Simon.
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mervl

 >:D That's the problem with competition when it doesn't deliver the result you want.