CityFibre has accused Ofcom of " prioritising BT as a monopoly supplier of dark fibre " after the regulator banned dark - fibre cables at regulated sites on Openreach , but did not extend the same measures to duct access for serving large customers as part of its the Business Connectivity Market programme ( BCMR ) . Mark Williams , director of strategy and public relations at CityFibre , went so far as to say the BCMR " seemed to contradict " Ofcom 's uk Communications Review , which told Openreach to allow greater access to ducts and poles .
CityFibre has accused Ofcom of "prioritising BT as a monopoly supplier of dark fibre" after the regulator imposed dark-fibre access at regulated prices on Openreach, but did not extend the same measures to duct access for serving large businesses as part of its the Business Connectivity Market Review (BCMR). Mark Williams, director of strategy and public affairs at CityFibre, went so far as to say the BCMR "seemed to contradict" Ofcom's Digital Communications Review, which told Openreach to allow greater access to ducts and poles.