Taxpayers 'ripped off' on broadband

The taxpayer is being "ripped off" over the cost of rolling out broadband to rural areas of the UK, MPs have said. The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says the government "mismanaged" the project by awarding all 26 rural broadband contracts to BT. It also said BT had "exploited its quasi-monopoly position" as the main provider. The government defended the process as fair, while BT said it was "disturbed" by the claims which were "wrong". ailed to deliver' Making sure that those living in the countryside get broadband speeds comparable to those living in towns and cities has long been something the government has grappled with. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. //

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