[kelnos]

We tried that in the US. The incumbents did weaselly things to make life difficult for the CLECs, and eventually lobbied Congress to remove the requirement.

[walshemj]

That's because your regulatory bodies are useless and given that Ofcom in the UK is Murdochs poodle - the FCC is realy useless

[kelnos]

Perhaps that's true, but acknowledging that doesn't fix the problem at hand.