BT pull out of Phorm

[Nicholas Bohm]

Theo Markettos wrote:
> BT say they have "no immediate plans" to use Phorm's service
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8135850.stm
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/06/bt_phorm/
> 
> Given that many speculated that BT were only sticking at it because they
> were contractually obliged, I wonder how they managed to wriggle out of the
> contracts?  Or maybe they think that Phorm is weak enough not to be able to
> sue?

More likely such speculations were wrong (no basis for them was ever
shown, as far as I've seen), and BT never committed itself to deployment.

Nicholas
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