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Simon English

BT pledges to build high speed internet “like fury” with strikes now in the past

BT chief executive Philip Jansen (BT/PA)

(Picture: PA Media)

BT today claimed it is winning the broadband race, building “like fury” to give Britain an ultra high-speed internet network that should rival any in the world. It is doing 62k premises a week and is 38% into its 25 million target for the fastest internet connections.

The company was hit by eight days of strikes recently, but has reached a settlement with unions that ought to hold firm for the near future at least.

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