LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it would
not hesitate to act if required to protect its critical national
telecoms infrastructure after entrepreneur Patrick Drahi
increased his stake in BT to 18%.
"We are monitoring the situation carefully," a British
government spokesman said.
"The government is committed to levelling up the country
through digital infrastructure, and will not hesitate to act if
required to protect our critical national telecoms
infrastructure."
(Reporting by Paul Sandle and Guy Faulconbridge)