Ofcom slaps down BT’s latest attempt to dodge the Openreach bullet

UK telecoms regulator wasted no time reminding BT who wears the trousers after the giant telco unveiled a couple of supposedly independent Openreach board members.
Establishment stalwarts Sir Brendan Barber and Edward Astle have been appointed by Openreach to its newly-formed board, chaired by Mike McTighe. The board immediately had a meeting to show what a proper, fully-functioning board it is, and the meeting is thought to have gone well.
The fact that Barber and Astle are apparently employed