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		arethuza 20 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Britain's railway privatization was an abject fail... I would say BT got worse immediately after privatisation and now have got better - largely I suspect due to competition.

exasperaited 20 days ago [–]

Post-privatisation, Bonfield-era BT really was an abusive monopoly.

I do not think the problems have gone away; dealing with OpenReach is very often as kafkaesque as it would have been.

arethuza 20 days ago | [–]

Oh yeah - OpenReach is a bit of nightmare, but less of a nightmare than some energy suppliers I can mention...

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