"Picture" The British telecommunications industry issued a joint open letter: 4 major problems need to be solved to achieve 100% optical fiber coverage

Representatives of a number of British broadband and telecommunications companies recently jointly issued an open letter [PDF] to the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as well as the National Minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Member of Parliament Nicky Morgan. The letter stated that the industry is also eager to achieve the vision of 100% fiber coverage, but requires the government to commit to solving several issues that are currently making slow progress. Delegates said the most pressing issues needed to be resolved within the next 12 months.

In the open letter, these representatives listed four urgent issues that need to be resolved:

The first is the fiber tax. At present, optical fiber is taxed according to commercial building standards. The industry hopes that the government will introduce new laws to encourage companies to deploy more optical fiber. Before the nationwide coverage of household optical fiber network, the government had proposed a development plan, which planned to gradually realize the broadband optical fiber network in every household by 2033.

The second problem is the lag in government work. Under the current British party political system, Parliament represents the interests of different political parties and interest groups. It is quite difficult to obtain majority approval for any motion or plan proposed by the government. After all relevant legal procedures are completed, more advanced network home entry technologies and facilities may emerge.

The third is that too many new homes are currently being built without fiber optic access. Industry representatives believe that the government should mandate the provision of fiber optics in all new buildings.

The last item is to cultivate professional technical talents. As the fiber optic industry rolls out and requires people to be trained in engineering skills, the industry is calling for more investment in this area of ??education, as well as a competition for global talent to fill the gaps.

Updating the network nationwide to replace it with "wonderful fiber optic broadband" will require many blue-collar workers and "migrant workers" to build it. Few local British people are willing to do this kind of "dirty and tiring" work, so a large number of "temporary immigrant" workers must be imported from abroad. There are many people who want to find a job in the UK, but it is actually not that easy to become a "temporary immigrant" in the UK. The entry procedures and procedures are quite troublesome.

In the open letter, industry representatives stated: