BT executive says Brexit is slowing superfast broadband rollout

Britain's ability to roll out superfast broadband across the country is being slowed by the "Tortuous" process of recruiting workers from the EU following Brexit, the head of BT's networking business has warned. Clive Selley, chief executive of BT's Openreach, the division leading the rollout of fibre optic networks to homes, said countries such as Portugal and Spain have plenty of people with the necessary skills to accelerate the delivery of superfast broadband. The delivery of superfast broadband is central to the Conservative government's pledge to bridge the digital divide and level up the economy. Its last manifesto outlined plans to deliver "Full fibre and gigabit-capable broadband to every home and business across the UK by 2025". Analysts at Deutsche Bank warned they expect BT to suffer a "Material share erosion", "Especially for the 50 per cent of UK homes where BT is [currently] effectively the monopoly fixed infrastructure provider".

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