Ofcom's report on the potential broadband capability of Britain's copper phone network is a good one. It could help reduce the UK's digital divide and get faster broadband to more people.

The report discusses how to get the most out of the UK's copper. But what was the regulator thinking of when it put it online?

It probes the fundaments of our infrastructure, sure. And it pushes for the benefits of fibre in increasing throughput. But was that really a good enough reason to give it the filename asses.pdf?