The company's £1.5 billion fibre-optic network will cover 40 per cent of the UK population and was originally supposed to be finished by March 2013.
Ian Livingston, chief executive of BT, revealed that good progress is being made on the project and said the group now expects to complete it one year ahead of schedule
He commented: '2012 will be an important year for the UK given the Olympics and so I'm keen we provide ten million homes with access to fibre by the time the Games begin.'
Mr Livingston also said the UK government needs to increase its support for the roll-out of superfast broadband, noting that politicians have failed to decide how much of a priority the innovation is.
Earlier this week, BT revealed that it has delivered broadband to more than five million customers, becoming the first UK internet service provider to do so.
Ian Livingston, chief executive of BT, revealed that good progress is being made on the project and said the group now expects to complete it one year ahead of schedule
He commented: '2012 will be an important year for the UK given the Olympics and so I'm keen we provide ten million homes with access to fibre by the time the Games begin.'
Mr Livingston also said the UK government needs to increase its support for the roll-out of superfast broadband, noting that politicians have failed to decide how much of a priority the innovation is.
Earlier this week, BT revealed that it has delivered broadband to more than five million customers, becoming the first UK internet service provider to do so.
