Openreach

Openreach is responsible for the crucial ‘first mile’ of the network in the UK. It was set up in January 2006, following a strategic review of the telecommunications market by Ofcom, to offer all communications providers – including other BT lines of business – fair, equal and open access to our access and backhaul networks, in order to underpin the future development of the industry.
     Revenue in 2008 grew by 1% to £5,266 million, driven by external volume growth across Openreach’s portfolio of products and services.