Britain’s BT wants help providing broadband to poor households

LONDON: BT said it needed to work with its competitors and the government on a long-term solution for providing broadband for low-income households, adding it was not sustainable for the former monopoly to shoulder the vast majority of the costs.

More than 85% of “social tariffs”, which are typically available to households receiving government benefits, were provided by BT, according to Marc Allera, chief executive of the group’s consumer brands.