Under both of those options, the participation of Openreach in BTPS would be restricted to only those Openreach employees who currently participate in BTPS. There is "no bar from a pensions perspective" to prevent Ofcom splitting BT from Openreach, according to a report commissioned by Sky. The report, which was published on Tuesday, said that the regulator had "considered all of these options" and concluded it would be "unwise" for Ofcom, as part of its review into BT's Ofcom's strategic review made several recommendations, including "more independent governance structure" and better access to infrastructure for rivals, including TalkTalk and Sky, but stopped short of splitting the companies. A BT spokesperson said, “Sky cannot simply wish away inconvenient truths".
There is "no bar from a pensions perspective" to prevent Ofcom splitting BT from Openreach, according to a report commissioned by Sky. The report, which was published on Tuesday, said that the regulator had "considered all of these options" and concluded it would be "unwise" for Ofcom, as part of its review into BT's Ofcom's strategic review made several recommendations, including "more independent governance structure" and better access to infrastructure for rivals, including TalkTalk and Sky, but stopped short of splitting the companies. A BT spokesperson said, “Sky cannot simply wish away inconvenient truths".