INCA CEO: ‘job done’ when altnets join Openreach as industry ‘baddies’

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INCA Summit 2025: With consolidation looming and the next Telecoms Access Review on the horizon, the UK’s fibre landscape is at a tipping point. Altnets, however, are still reeling from (pantomime) villain Openreach’s latest pricing initiative, with disappointment at Ofcom inertia, and suspicion the incumbent is testing what it can get away with…

This article includes:

  • Themes: Altnets; BSS/OSS; Competition; Consolidation; Copper-to-fibre migration; Deregulation; Discounting; Fibre; Gigabit connectivity; Intra-altnet competition; Pricing; Public policy; Regulatory affairs; Software; Telecoms Access Review (TAR); Wholesale pricing.
  • Events: Connected Britain 2025; INCA Summit 2025; Independents Day.
  • People: Ben Harries; Ian Fishwick; James Tickel; Katie Milligan; Mark Shumer; Paddy Paddison.
  • Geographic: Stratford-upon-Avon; UK.
  • Organisations: Adtran; Airband; BT; INCA; Microsoft; Ofcom; Openreach; Oracle; Salesforce; Snowflake.

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