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Yeah, same reaction.

There's nothing new in these observations. The ringfencing between OpenReach and the rest of BT has been present for quite a while. It has kept the lawyers and legislators happy and done pretty much nothing for the customer. As far as I can tell this new review from ofcom is essentially a confirmation of the status quo: Yeah, let's leave things as they are but keep our options open.

Even the CEO of BTGroup pretty much said the same: We have most of these guards in place already, we're happy to work with OfCom.

Translation: Thanks bros!