readers to know that the UK's fixed telecoms market is coming along just fine, and is imploring regulators to not spoil it by, for example, listening to what competitors say.
For its part, the operator says the WFTMR isn't just working, it's working better than expected for the UK, as millions of UK homes and businesses can now access"ultrafast, ultra-reliable" full fiber broadband services, and these new networks are being extended"at a world leading pace." We assume the latter is a reference to the fact that simply cabling out neighborhoods doesn't solve anything, unless network plumbers actually make the last part of the connection to subscribers' premises.
One of the company's new asks is that Ofcom"should reject self-interested calls from some parts of the industry to restrict how Openreach competes," which to our mind sounds like a call to allow Openreach to continue with the discount schemes, despite any protests.
In response, a spokesperson for VMO2 told us:"The ability to use Virgin Media's ducts on a commercial basis already exists, but Openreach has significant market power in the UK and a footprint that covers almost all of the country, so it is right that it remains appropriately regulated to ensure it cannot use its monopolistic muscle to constrain emerging competition."