BT is reportedly spearheading an initiative to agree a timetable for turning off copper broadband services and has been in secret talks with its broadband infrastructure rivals, the Britain government and regulators for weeks . A spokesman for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said: "This Government wants to deliver world-class, gigabit-capable digital infrastructure across the country and will announce further details on how we will achieve this as soon as possible. A roughly 35,000 -point plan that was drafted by TalkTalk involves switching off copper networks on a region-by-region basis over the next six years , with a final shut down earmarked for 2027 . The plan will be discussed by culture secretary Nicky Morgan , Ofcom ’s Sharon White , industry bosses including TalkTalk ’s CEO Tristia Harrison , and other Whitehall and sector representatives 2027 , according to TalkTalk . The blueprint calls for a public subsidy to enable all of Britain ’s rural communities to be provided with new services and estimates the cost could be more than £30m.
BT is reportedly spearheading an initiative to agree a timetable for turning off copper broadband services and has been in secret talks with its broadband infrastructure rivals, the Britain government and regulators for weeks . A roughly 35,000 -point plan that was drafted by TalkTalk involves switching off copper networks on a region-by-region basis over the next six years , with a final shut down earmarked for 2027 . The plan will be discussed by culture secretary Nicky Morgan , Ofcom ’s Sharon White , industry bosses including TalkTalk ’s CEO Tristia Harrison , and other Whitehall and sector representatives 2027 , according to TalkTalk . The blueprint calls for a public subsidy to enable all of Britain ’s rural communities to be provided with new services and estimates the cost could be more than £30m.