How do you value an entity that necessitates the resources of a nation to develop and nuture? In the eyes of that most dangerous of species, why, “It’s merely business, dear boy”, and may the good times roll, they salivate. Which is more dangerous and a threat to the rest: a rock, a tree, an animal, a partial-animal [a;so known as partial-human], or a realised human? When an animal is able to think or when a human is animalistic, he has no limits for he has no satisfaction/morality. As the philosopher witnessed, the stupid and the truly intelligent are not your problem. It’s those who think that they are either or both who destabilises.

BT, a monopoly, was peddled-off by that most dangerous of partial-human, a politico who seldom thinks thrice when venting might. Wasn’t the aim of the sale to promote accountability through competition? Centralised power, “growth” that has little roots in reality, can only be so if you are The Source for then, a mistake is never possible otherwise, you will not be able to create [energy] in the first instance. So, partial-humans come and go but the devastation/principle/pheromone they leave behind serves only to destroy. Size equates Stability/Roots/Gravity/Magnetism and not achievements/vested-interests or else justification is all there is. Even when She seemingly takes thousands through “natural” disasters, Nature never justifies for She never makes a single mistake. You only justify to cover-up a mistake, not redress it. Justification’s aim is to elicit humility, not relinquish it for only divinity has no humility. Only those who have no guilt/error have no [need for] humility. The rest need humiliation to recover theirs. Upside-down is when immorality/those-who-have-no-roots exudes logic. Like, “We are big enough to say ‘no’ to competition”. The gene/roots behind a mongrel is more of the same.

Why shouldn't BT be entitled to get back the money that they will invest, and more on top (typically 10x ROI)? That's how such things operate!

Why should they pay billions to install a FTTC network and then be forced to sell access on that network for a pittance that might not even repay the investment over several years? All they want is to be able to charge the resellers a fair monthly rate.

Remember that the money could be better spent elsewhere instead. You'd better hope the ROI would beat out having the money in a decent savings account at the very least :)

What the hell is this piece?, biggest pile of half truths and nonsense i've read since charlie looked at the NV2x0 GPU.

Anybody and everybody knows that either a large telecoms company pays for FTTx and is allowed to make a return on that investment, or the taxpayer pays. No other solution.

What BT are saying is we'll do it, but for the cost we want to make some money, if Mr OFCOM you want FTTx as you claim, let us make some money from doing that.

Dont know why you are being so hostile/negative towards BT, unless your a damn commie, LOL