Annex to the BT response to Ofcom’s consultation on promoting competition and investment in fibre networks – Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review 2021-26 29 May 2020 Non - confidential version Branding: only keep logos if the response is on behalf of more than one brand, i.e. BT/Openreach joint response or BT/EE/Plusnet joint response. Comments should be addressed to: Remove the other brands, or if it is purely a BT BT Group Regulatory Affairs, response remove all 4. BT Centre, London, EC1A 7AJ
[email protected] BT RESPONSE TO OFCOM’S CONSULTATION ON COMPETITION AND INVESTMENT IN FIBRE NETWORKS 2 Contents CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 2 A1. COMPASS LEXECON: REVIEW OF OFCOM'S APPROACH TO ASSESSING ULTRAFAST MARKET POWER 3 A2. ALTNET ULTRAFAST DEPLOYMENTS AND INVESTMENT FUNDING ...................................................... 4 A3. EXAMPLES OF INCREASING PRICE PRESSURE IN BUSINESS TENDERING MARKETS .............................. 6 A4. MARKET ANALYSIS AND REMEDIES RELATED TO PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ................................... 7 Our assessment of Ofcom’s market analysis ............................................................................................ 8 Our assessment of Ofcom’s remedies .................................................................................................... 12 A5. RISKS BORNE BY INVESTORS IN BT’S FIBRE INVESTMENT ................................................................