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.
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 UK government and regulators for weeks. A six-point plan that was drafted by BT 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 today, according to Sky. 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.