BT fibre plan set to increase UK digital divide

A new BT scheme that will allow Internet service providers to nominate which telephone exchanges they think should get fibre first has come under fire from critics, who claim it will increase the UK's digital divide. BT Openreach is to run a trial of its Fibre Nomination Scheme until December. The scheme will allow existing BT wholesale customers such as large ISPs to name up to six exchanges where they'd like to see fibre enabled. Nominated exchanges should be...