British fixed line incumbent BT has reportedly argued that it should not have price controls applied to its in-deployment fibre broadband network, with the company’s strategy director Sean Williams having told the House of Lords Communications Committee that long-term investment in the infrastructure is difficult amid continued regulatory changes. British broadsheet The Guardian cites the executive as saying: ‘It's very difficult for us to make a long-term investment if the regulatory regime changes every three years ... If there's one thing I could ask it's not to regulate the price over an extended period of time so that there is a balance of risk.’ The telco is understood to have claimed that it will take around 20 years to recoup the investment in its fibre network, having previously revealed that it would spend around GBP2.5 billion (USD3.89 billion) in bringing the infrastructure to around two thirds of the country; a further GBP1 billion has also been set aside to match government funding for remote communities.
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OVETEL BT pressing for freedom in pricing wholesale fibre service
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