At the end of last month, Ofcom ordered BT to make Openreach a separate company, although it stopped short of forcing the FTSE 100-listed firm to diverge ownership of the subsidiary completely as most of its rivals had wanted. BT Research has concluded that it can not legally be separated from BT , despite the recommendation being made by industry regulator ##s . The future of BT ’s networks business is in the balance after BT ordered the parent firm to make it a separate company . After studying submission from the BT Pension Scheme , Haitong has found that separation would render Openreach insolvent , and hurt BT ’s ability to stand by its pension scheme . Ofcom stated that its plans for separation are “ achievable , proportionate and carefully considered . ”
BT Research has concluded that it can not legally be separated from BT , despite the recommendation being made by industry regulator ##s . The future of BT ’s networks business is in the balance after BT ordered the parent firm to make it a separate company . After studying submission from the BT Pension Scheme , Haitong has found that separation would render Openreach insolvent , and hurt BT ’s ability to stand by its pension scheme . Ofcom stated that its plans for separation are “ achievable , proportionate and carefully considered . ”