Doctoral Researcher and member of Northumbria's Digital Economy and Innovation Research Group Paolo Gerli was interviewed by Wired magazine for a news article about the Labour party's plans for state-owned broadband.
He was quoted in the article which was published in the run-up to the general election and set out how the failure of BT and its competitors shows why state intervention may be needed when it comes to broadband.
You can read the full article here.
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