UK regulator Ofcom has adjusted the final wholesale price for Openreach’s Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) broadband, reducing it from £88.80 ($125) per year to £59.91 by 2021, rather than the previously touted £59.01. Remember that wholesale costs like this exclude all the extras that ISPs have to add on top (a profit margin, 20% VAT, capacity, services / network etc.). The new figure is a result of Ofcom’s decision not to include in its calculations any costs incurred on building and maintaining FTTC networks – which are expected to be more expensive due to their Critics argued the decision, which made FTTC so cheap, potentially discouraged investment in new technology.
UK regulator Ofcom has adjusted the final wholesale price for Openreach’s Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) broadband, reducing it from £88.80 ($125) per year to £59.91 by 2021, rather than the previously touted £59.01. The new figure is a result of Ofcom’s decision not to include in its calculations any costs incurred on building and maintaining FTTC networks – which are expected to be more expensive due to their Critics argued the decision, which made FTTC so cheap, potentially discouraged investment in new technology.