BT believes it is the only operator in the world to commit to a planned national rollout of a next generation network - including customers in remote parts of the country.
In the UK, we are prioritising the delivery of new services, such as Ethernet and next generation broadband, ahead of migrating existing services. This ensures that the new services become available as quickly as possible. After windows for voluntary migration on an exchange by exchange basis, a period of planned migration will follow allowing BT’s legacy networks to be switched off.
Each area of the UK will benefit from £100s of millions of direct investment by BT for the benefit of the people that live there and businesses that operate there. We would encourage all regions to get ready to capitalise on the opportunity that 21CN presents as this investment can help attract inward investment in advanced information and communications technology.