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<p>The UK has a highly competitive broadband market. Superfast broadband is currently
available to 78% of UK premises, up from 45% in 2010. In addition to BT, KCom and
Virgin Media, a growing number of both fixed and wireless providers are making infrastructure
investments. In September 2012 the Government announced a package of measures to reduce
the barriers to deployment of superfast broadband, reducing red tape and bureaucracy
to enable communications providers to deploy competing networks. The Digital Communications
Infrastructure Strategy consultation invited industry to submit views on what more
the Government might do to support infrastructure deployment. That consultation closed
on 1 October and the Government is currently considering the responses received.</p><p>
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