{"id":3903,"date":"2024-09-10T15:01:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/planning-laws-preventing-faster-internet-bt-boss-marc-allera-tells-sky-news\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T15:01:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T15:01:11","slug":"planning-laws-preventing-faster-internet-bt-boss-marc-allera-tells-sky-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradetrovex.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/10\/planning-laws-preventing-faster-internet-bt-boss-marc-allera-tells-sky-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning laws preventing faster internet, BT boss Marc Allera tells Sky News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Planning regulation is slowing down the rollout of faster internet, the chief executive of BT\u2019s consumer division has told Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>Planning rules were said to be the \u201ckey barrier\u201d to implementing 5G mobile phone signal by BT consumer division CEO Marc Allera.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-outbrain sdc-site-outbrain--AR_6\">    <\/div>\n<p>He described the legislation as \u201cvery arcane and really not favourable to rolling out digital infrastructure at the pace that the UK needs it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Money blog: Martin Lewis hits out at \u2018loan shark\u2019 councils<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The industry is working hard with the government and regulator \u201chaving a very open dialogue\u201d in an effort to change those rules \u201cthat quite simply just make it very hard for us to roll out at the pace and scale that our customers want,\u201d he told Sky\u2019s Business Live programme.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--teads\">        <\/div>\n<p>Different kinds of infrastructure growth are stymied by such rules, he added, mentioning home fibre broadband provision, as well as 5G signal.<\/p>\n<p>The Labour government has made <strong>planning reform<\/strong> one of its <strong>key priorities<\/strong> and a core part of its plan to grow the economy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Better phone signal <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Higher speed phone signal through 5G is to be implemented in 15 cities across the UK \u201cto get us started\u201d, Mr Allera said, with millions getting faster connectivity \u201cstraight away\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>When asked when rural areas and towns could be covered by 5G, especially those who don\u2019t yet have 4G, Mr Allera said EE, owned by BT, had made \u201csignificant inroads\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I recognise we haven\u2019t covered the whole country yet and that\u2019s where we need collaboration and partnership not just with other infrastructure providers but also with government as well, finding ways to reach parts of the country where it\u2019s uneconomic for us to roll out this significant infrastructure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Cities to get EE 5G connections are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Bath<br \/>\u2022 Belfast<br \/>\u2022 Birmingham<br \/>\u2022 Bradford<br \/>\u2022 Bristol<br \/>\u2022 Cardiff<br \/>\u2022 Edinburgh<br \/>\u2022 Glasgow<br \/>\u2022 Hull<br \/>\u2022 Leeds<br \/>\u2022 Leicester<br \/>\u2022 Liverpool<br \/>\u2022 London<br \/>\u2022 Manchester<br \/>\u2022 Sheffield<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why does 5G matter?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speedier connections can power mobile gaming and video streaming, while most of the latest mobile phone models, including iPhone, Samsung, and Google devices, are 5G compatible.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after the boss of mobile phone firm Three <strong>hit out at the UK\u2019s \u201cabysmal\u201d 5G speeds<\/strong> and availability.<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive Robert Finnegan made the comments as he urged regulators to approve the company\u2019s planned merger with Vodafone \u2013 arguing the \u00a315bn move would pave the way for better investment in network infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The UK\u2019s four main mobile providers \u2013 Three, Vodafone, BT\/EE and Virgin Media-O2 \u2013 have been rolling out the technology to provide 5G to phone users across the country.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020 the government <strong>decided to block Chinese tech giant Huawei<\/strong> from involvement in building the network due to security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Ministers also ordered the removal of some of Huawei\u2019s already-installed equipment.<\/p>\n<p>However, some analysts have claimed the move has resulted in disruption and delays to the UK\u2019s rollout.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on sky.com<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning regulation is slowing down the rollout of faster internet, the chief executive of 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