Gridlock in parliament and ongoing Brexit chaos is preventing the government from introducing the legislation needed to make good on the policies set out in 2018’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR), to the detriment of the national full-fibre broadband network roll-out. Brexit has created a legislative and regulatory logjam hindering the progress of full-fibre broadband roll out in the UK, according to Alex Blowers, CityFibre’s head of regulatory affairs, who was speaking at a Westminster E-Forum event about telecoms infrastructure. The UK is currently lagging behind other European countries when it comes to deploying high-speed broadband, with only France having completed its roll-out since 2014.
Brexit has created a legislative and regulatory logjam hindering the progress of full-fibre broadband roll out in the UK, according to Alex Blowers, CityFibre’s head of regulatory affairs, who was speaking at a Westminster E-Forum event about telecoms infrastructure. The UK is currently lagging behind other European countries when it comes to deploying high-speed broadband, with only France having completed its roll-out since 2014.