BT ramps up fibre build after first half trading meets its forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) - BT, Britain's biggest broadband provider, said it had met earnings expectations for the first half, underpinning its target to roll out gold standard fibre broadband to 4 million premises by March 2021.The company reported revenue of 11.47 billion pounds, down 1% on Thursday, reflecting the impact of regulation and declines in legacy products, and adjusted core earnings of 3.92 billion pounds, down 3%.Chief Executive Philip Jansen is recasting BT as the national champion that..