Channel partners are unable to provide internet services in short timeframes because of Openreach's association with BT, according to rival TalkTalk. Alongside Sky and Vodafone, TalkTalk is part of...
The "Fix Britain's Internet" campaign led by Sky, Vodafone, and TalkTalk is calling for BT to be split from parent company Openreach. The campaign claims that BT's position within Openreach prevents it from receiving adequate funding for service improvement and that it would fare better as a separate concern. Alexandra Tempest, director of partners at TalkTalk, said BT needs to be able to choose how it invest its own profits. Network provider Gamma's COO, Richard Bligh, agreed that BT should be financially separate, but that there could be benefits to it staying within Openreach. Ofcom is assessing plans to split the company from Openreach.