www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Open access to underground ducts is under preparation by British fixed line incumbent BT. BT’s rivals installing their own fibre-optic cabling in the duct can be seen on the implementation of this plan. The cable will effectively allow them to operate rival high speed broadband networks without facing the cost of digging to lay the cables.

According to Ian Livingston, BT’s chief executive, the company told regulator Ofcom last year that it is willing to provide open access to its ducts and although it’s unlikely to get fibre to every home, open access to all ducts might help BT and others extend coverage and so they expect government support.