That, of course, includes all of BT Openreach wholesale customers, like Sky and TalkTalk.

BBC: The fight for faster broadband

Namely, that its Openreach and Wholesale divisions added 1.1 million new broadband connections in the last year - compared to Virgin Media's 151, 000 new connections.

BBC: The fight for faster broadband

Openreach is the BT spin-off responsible for maintaining the telco's network.

BBC: ISPs tussle over broadband access

The Almondsbury telephone exchange, which serves much of Bradley Stoke, failed to figure in BT Openreach's commercial rollout which promises to cover two thirds of the UK by 2014.

BBC: Faster broadband for South Gloucestershire residents

The forces were joined by colleagues from the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), HM Revenue and Customs, BT Openreach, the Scottish Environment and Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Motor Insurance Bureau.

BBC: Scotland-England border

The letter, signed by Virgin Media and TalkTalk among others says the Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) trial, which is one of the current government's key broadband policies, "will be a commercial and policy failure if Openreach does not revise its prices".

BBC: ISPs tussle over broadband access