Commentary

George Osborne’s budget, announced a few weeks ago, was his last chance to stake a claim as the Chancellor who really understands the needs of the telecoms sector. I welcome his broad strategy to deliver better, faster fixed and mobile broadband, extend superfast and ultrafast broadband, and grant extra funding to support opening up the 700MHz spectrum for mobile use. But these are all, at their heart, consumer-facing policies. When it comes to competition within the telecoms industry itself, the Chancellor was less convincing.

by@telecoms