In reply to a post by RobertoS:

That's getting to around the time Maggie put the mockers on FTTx.

A little earlier than that. Wasnt' it BT that approached her and were rebuffed? They claimed they'd roll-out FTTP nation-wide in exchange for a broadcast license. She decided it was better to help let the cable companies set up shop. The jury on that one isn't so much out as 'dead, buried and turned to compost' :-/

Edited by Andrue (Tue 19-Apr-16 13:54:42)

That was STC rather than the GPO/Post Offfice, although I agree with what the GPO boffins could do!

I remember Tomorrow's World showing the wonders of FTTP back then. The business case was based around becoming a TV provider and I believe the argument against it was that if they became a TV provider as well as their other services that they would have too much market power and essentially be a monopoly. And of course monopolies are bad, broadcast license refused, FTTP no longer cost effective...

But, BT did use fibre in Milton Keynes. And when ADSL came along they had to put in a copper overlay to be able to deliver broadband to Milton Keynes...