>>I assume that you know this, but in case others don't....>>
Yes, I'm aware of the role BT has played over the years - I've discussed it for hours with a friend, now retired, who was a BT exchange manager and was one, if not the first in the country to oversee the installation of broadband equipment, plus BT/OpenReach engineers who've told me for instance just how little the ISPs pay BT for various services.
I've also been told of the remarkable technology advances made by BT over the years which have been wasted through lack of investment or interest by its top management - video on demand is one example, the basic for which was sold to (IIRC) Time Warner in the States.
But sadly as most will be aware this has been the case with many other UK companies over the years, not just BT. Great ideas have been allowed to be taken up by others, especially companies abroad who haven't been slow to take maximum advantage and financial returns.
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