BT's new CEO ramps up fibre ambition, aims to hold dividend [Reuters (UK)]
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BT's new CEO ramps up fibre ambition, aims to hold dividend - Reuters 2 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) - The new chief executive of BT vowed to ramp up the company’s fibre roll out to 15 million premises by the mid 2020s, and maintain payouts to investors, if regulators set the right conditions for the telecoms giant. “Our aim is to deliver the best converged network and be the leader in fixed ultrafast and mobile 5G networks,” Philip Jensen said in his first set of results. “We are increasingly confident in the environment for investment in the UK.” Britain has lagged European rivals in building ultrafast connections, and BT, which operates the national fibre and copper-based network, has come under pressure to do more. Jansen said its fibre-to-the-premises build target had increased from 3 million to 4 million premises passed by March 2021, and its ambition increased from 10 million to 15 million by mid-2020s subject to suitable regulatory conditions. Analysts have previously questioned
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