Ofcom Approves "Super-fast broadband in the UK"

Further to what I said last week ref “Virgin Upgrades 2Mbit Cable Customers to 10Mbit”:

“One way to improve this would be for BT (and other telcos who want access to Virgins fibre optic network) to say to the regulator(s)that why should they be obliged to allow other telcos to use their network while Virgin with even better and more modern network doesn't have to. After all both are private companies and it is decades since BT was privatised. Let the games begin and prices fall!”

On second thoughts BT may not want to let go of its telco customers given that it presently has a 'monopoly' by proxy and so it may be more of interest actually for Virgin to bring over the non-BT telcos?! Presently, BT has its telco customers bringing the customers onto its network. As things stand Virgin is competing against the combined marketing onslaught of BT and its telco customers. What is clear indy telcos and the consumer will benefit. After all Sky (and other's programmes) are broadcast on Virgin and vice versa.

Given this actually Sky (and Virgin?) may have missed a trick. They both clearly saw benefits in re-instating this arrangement despite Virgin costing Sky £millions by it reporting Sky's share in ITV to the competition regulators.

So while it may not be in the interests of BT it may be in the interests of Virgin, and certainly so for the indy telcos, for access to Virgin's network.

I do hope BT has the good sence to provide this service to the 50% of the country that is outside of Virgin's fibre optic network. No point in trying to plumb the same product to an already saturated user base when you've got half the country stuck on slug speed.

For those complaining about inner city areas getting the best service, I live in central London and can get up to about 1.5meg. Woo.

@ Enigma:

I would definitely go with that option where indie telcos get access to Virgin's network! At present, such companies are offering better deals for ADSL users on BT's infrastructure, and us poor folk on Virgin's network don't have the option. I live far outside the magical exchange mile, and as such nobody can offer me more than a 2-meg ADSL connection. Virgin therefore has the monopoly on more-than-2meg connnections in my area, and their advertised/sold speeds versus real-life as tested on every tester imaginable are quite frankly nauseating.. I would welcome that option with open arms!