Ronan Kelly, president of the FTTH Council Europe, has written an open letter to the Telecoms Council, urging it to crack down on the "misleading" advertising of copper-based networks as fibre or as having fibre speeds. The letter, which was published in full by the Guardian today, is signed by more than 100 organisations including the European Consumer Organisation, the Open Rights Group, and the Institute for Public Policy Research. It also undermines the industry aim of securing investment for high-speed networks, he said.
Ronan Kelly, president of the FTTH Council Europe, has written an open letter to the Telecoms Council, urging it to crack down on the "misleading" advertising of copper-based networks as fibre or as having fibre speeds. Kelly said such practices would result in lower demand for fibre and erode consumer trust. It also undermines the industry aim of securing investment for high-speed networks, he said.