BT Group PLC BT confirms FTTP build plan to 20 million premises (7004S)
March 18 2021 - 3:03AM
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BT Group PLC
18 March 2021
18 March 2021
BT confirms FTTP build plan to 20 million premises
Ofcom has this morning published its statement on the Wholesale
Fixed Telecoms Market Review ("WFTMR") that sets out how Ofcom will
regulate telecom fixed access services for the 5 years from 1 April
2021. A major focus of the statement sets out how Ofcom will
stimulate next generation Fibre to the Premises ("FTTP") broadband
investment across the UK.
Based on our initial assessment, BT believes that the document
is broadly in line with the expectations laid out at our Q3 2020/21
financial results and, when taken as a whole, will allow BT to earn
a fair return on its c.GBP12 billion FTTP investment. As a result,
BT is today confirming its plan to build FTTP to 20 million
premises by the mid- to late-2020s.
Philip Jansen, Chief Executive, BT Group said:
"This is good news for all fibre providers in the UK. For us, it
is the greenlight we've been waiting for to get on and build like
fury. Full fibre broadband will be the foundation of a strong BT
for decades to come and a shot in the arm for the UK as we build
back better from this pandemic. Connecting the country has never
been more vital".
Clive Selley, CEO, Openreach said:
"We've now passed almost 4.5 million premises and are building
faster, at lower cost and higher quality than anyone else in the
UK. Today's regulation will allow us to ramp up to 3 million
premises per year providing vital next generation connectivity for
homes and business right across the UK".
Further details of our build plan will be announced once we have
undertaken a full review of the WFTMR statement and have a better
understanding of any further government support available to aid
the industry's roll-out of FTTP.
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About BT
BT Group is the UK's leading telecommunications and network
provider and a leading provider of global communications services
and solutions, serving customers in 180 countries. Its principal
activities in the UK include the provision of fixed voice, mobile,
broadband and TV (including Sport) and a range of products and
services over converged fixed and mobile
networks to consumer, business and public sector customers. For
its global customers, BT provides managed services, security and
network and IT infrastructure services to support their operations
all over the world. BT consists of four customer-facing units:
Consumer, Enterprise, Global and its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Openreach, which provides access network services to over 650
communications provider customers who sell phone, broadband and
Ethernet services to homes and businesses across the UK.
For the year ended 31 March 2020, BT Group's reported revenue
was GBP22,905m with reported profit before taxation of
GBP2,353m.
British Telecommunications plc is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of
the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on the London Stock
Exchange.
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