Ofcom gives BT a break on broadband obligations

Ofcom has made changes to the UK’s universal service obligation that ultimately ease some of the cost burden on BT when it comes to providing high-speed broadband in hard-to-reach areas.
The broadband USO has been the subject of much debate since its rules were set out in 2018, and this time last year the telecoms regulator upset incumbent operator BT by opening an investigation into the way it chose to calculate the cost of delivering a 10 Mbps broadband connection to customers’ pre