Ofcom has proposed rules that will give BT rivals greater access to its infrastructure network . TalkTalk , Virgin Media and other companies that can currently use the poles and the network owned by Openreach to lay their own full fibre lines will be granted access to high - speed data connections under the new rules designed to increase overall investment in high - speed broadband and 5 G mobile . BT’s Openreach infrastructure arm to lay their own high-speed broadband fibre for residential and small-business customers. BT and Openreach are not expected to object before the regulator publishes its final decisions next month . Ofcom plans to launch a consultation on a combined review of residential and business broadband industry regulations for the period from 2015 until 2026 at the end of this year .
Ofcom has proposed rules that will give BT rivals greater access to its infrastructure network . TalkTalk , Virgin Media and other companies that can currently use the poles and the network owned by Openreach to lay their own full fibre lines will be granted access to high - speed data connections under the new rules designed to increase overall investment in high - speed broadband and 5 G mobile . BT and Openreach are not expected to object before the regulator publishes its final decisions next month . Ofcom plans to launch a consultation on a combined review of residential and business broadband industry regulations for the period from 2015 until 2026 at the end of this year .