Ofcom orders BT 'separation' from Openreach network

Telecoms regulator Ofcom is to order a legal separation between BT and its Openreach network but stopped short of demanding a full break-up. Ofcom said it was proceeding with the move "after BT failed to offer voluntary proposals that address our competition concerns". It said it still backed a form of separation in which Openreach remained a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT but warned that if this failed it could reconsider a full split.