BT’s Kirkby pulls no punches in review of UK regulatory, fiscal policy
Connected Britain: Allison Kirkby lets loose on Downing Street policy, with greater fiscal certainty needed to fund much-needed infra investment and AI adoption. Regulatory policy comes in for inevitable criticism too, as the BT boss sets the scene for the Chancellor’s upcoming Budget and Ofcom’s pending Telecoms Access Review…
This article includes:
- Themes: AI adoption; Capex investment; Digital infrastructure; Digitalisation; Fibre rollout; Fiscal certainty; Government-inflicted costs; Infrastructure upgrade; Planning reform; Policy stability; Public sector transformation; Regulatory burden; Spectrum policy; Sustainable competition; Tax burden.
- Events: Connected Britain 2025; November Budget announcement; Ofcom Telecoms Access Review (2026).
- People: Allison Kirkby; Katie Milligan; Rachel Reeves; Simon Hunt.
- Geographic: Denmark; Germany; Netherlands; Singapore; Sweden; United Kingdom.
- Organisations: BT Group; City AM; Downing Street; FTSE; Ofcom; Openreach; TelcoTitans; Tele2; Telia.
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