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TalkTalk's financial crisis poses a profound test of the will of Burnham's government, says ALEX BRUMMER

It is astonishing that there is no supplier-of-last-resort regime in telecoms as there is for electricity and water.

TalkTalk's financial crisis poses a profound test of the will of Burnham's government, says ALEX BRUMMER

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It is astonishing that there is no supplier-of-last-resort regime in telecoms as there is for electricity and water.

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It is astonishing that there is no supplier-of-last-resort regime in telecoms as there is for electricity and water.

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