BT fined £42 million by Ofcom for ‘serious breach’ of rules in largest penalty ever imposed by the regulator

‘BT has been fined £42m by the communications regulator for a “serious breach” of rules, in the largest fine ever imposed on a telecoms provider.
Ofcom conducted an investigation into Openreach, the arm of BT that develops and maintains the telecoms network in the UK which is used by other telephone and broadband providers.
It found BT had misused the terms of its contracts to cut compensation payments for delays in connecting high-speed business lines, known as ethernet services, to other telecoms providers. Such lines provide connections for schools, hospitals and libraries as well as businesses.’
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