Openreach is to hire 3,000 apprentice engineers over the next 12 months to support its rollout of full-fibre broadband. Concerns remains that Openreach’s domination of the sector could impact competition. The company has been criticised for charging customers more than double what it charges competitors and not offering a discount on broadband plans.
Openreach is to hire 3,000 apprentice engineers over the next 12 months to support its rollout of full-fibre broadband. Concerns remains that Openreach’s domination of the sector could impact competition. In December, Cityfibre, Hyperoptic and Gigaclear wrote to the government and industry regulator about Openreach, citing “predatory overbuild” worries.