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If it’ll make you feel better, Maggie Thatcher killed-off the UK’s then-nationalised BT’s plans for nationwide FTTP in the late-1980s because it was anti-compet
by DaiPlusPlus 6y ago
If it’ll make you feel better, Maggie Thatcher killed-off the UK’s then-nationalised BT’s plans for nationwide FTTP in the late-1980s because it was anti-competitive to the nascent cablecos who were busy carving up our pavement (sidewalks) laying coax: https://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/how-the-uk-lost-the-broadband-race-in-1990-1224784 https://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/how-the-uk-lost...
- ChuckNorris89 6y agoAt least the present UK is doing much better than Germany in terms of government digitalization, successful software companies and fiber internet.
- ferongr 6y agoSeems like the UK was spared from the crappiness that is FTTP. Relying on ancient copper for the last 50-300 meters sucks, and the issues that plagued ADSL are still present.