The Government has been urged to sack a consultancy frequently used by BT over allegations of “serious conflicts of interest” in its work on rural broadband. TalkTalk has written to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (BDUK) calling for consultancy Analysis Mason (AM) to be removed from work for government broadband officials. The letter states that “[a]s a result of this work, it is clear that there are significant risks associated with using AM as an expert witness in any future trials or proceedings relating to broad@@ " AM's report for BDUK "may be influenced by its desire to secure more commercial work from BT", said the letter. A report from the consultancy claimed any new ultrafast broadband was "highly unlikely" to succeed, effectively supporting BT's campaign to prevent the splitting out of Openreach.
TalkTalk has written to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (BDUK) calling for consultancy Analysis Mason (AM) to be removed from work for government broadband officials. The letter states that “[a]s a result of this work, it is clear that there are significant risks associated with using AM as an expert witness in any future trials or proceedings relating to broad@@ " AM's report for BDUK "may be influenced by its desire to secure more commercial work from BT", said the letter. A report from the consultancy claimed any new ultrafast broadband was "highly unlikely" to succeed, effectively supporting BT's campaign to prevent the splitting out of Openreach.