A joint open letter published by telecoms industry bodies warns that tens of thousands of jobs are at risk from Labour’s plans to nationalise parts of Openreach and give away free broadband. Industry sources said the futures of the UK’s 600 other ISPs, such TalkTalk, are in jeopardy. The letter, signed by the British Telecommunications Association, BT, Virgin Media, Sky, O2, EE, BT Ireland, O2 Germany, Telefónica Spain, Telecom Italia, Deutsche Telekom Germany and Telenor Sweden, says: “Labour has proposed
A joint open letter published by telecoms industry bodies warns that tens of thousands of jobs are at risk from Labour’s plans to nationalise parts of Openreach and give away free broadband. Industry sources said the futures of the UK’s 600 other ISPs, such TalkTalk, are in jeopardy. "These businesses appear to have no role to play in Labour’s nationalised broadband service, with the sector’s 181,000 employees left out in the cold," the letter said.