Been digging into the economics of Labour's broadband plan. What's amazing - at least to me - is how much money you save simply by avoiding the costs of competition
According to the govt's own figures, providers fighting for the same customers adds £6.2bn to the total cost
According to the govt's own figures, providers fighting for the same customers adds £6.2bn to the total cost
At first I thought Labour had made a mistake, because their number was quite a bit lower than the one given by the National Infrastructure Commission
But this estimate assumes competition, with all the resulting duplication of effort and resources
But this estimate assumes competition, with all the resulting duplication of effort and resources
The government went into this last year in its Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review
Labour have adopted the national monopoly model, which is in the third column
Labour have adopted the national monopoly model, which is in the third column
Lots of other questions about Labour's plan, but on that specific point there do seem to be significant savings - much larger than I was expecting
