Check out this acrticle published today in the daily Register.  It's about BT's emerging strategy to evolve it's core broadband assets to compete as a SaaS provider in the 21st century.

Group chief executive Ben Verwaayen said:

"This is the second phase of BT's transformation. The first phase saw BT shift its focus from narrowband to broadband. This next stage is equally important. It will see BT advance from a 20th century hardware-based company to a 21st century software-based services company."

It'll be interesting see how many fast followers (Verizon, AT&T, others) there will be?

I suspect there will be a few.  All the rest will be dead.