Will anyone be offering a self install soon?

Subject to Openreach EMP R1700 which has:

ORC2M-8374

GEA-FTTC: PCP only install - offer CPs the option to order a PCP-only provide. This enables customers to offer self-install or accredited engineer install products to their end users

This is supposed to be released over th weekend 16th/17th July.

Will any ISPs be offering this in the near future, as I do want FTTC but my job means i am not at home most of the time, making appointments hard. Self install may be a better option for me.

If self install I would presume it would be like the old BTOpenworld ADSL Self installs when they first released it, you would get send a modem and on your alloted day the engineer will just tinker with the PCP and you just plug everything in when activated!

Briefing here:

http://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/updates/briefin...

IIRC, that relates to a software update within BT OR, that is to allow them to start offering the service to CPs... but I don't think they've actually arranged to start offering it to the CPs yet. Obviously that's a first step before the ISPs can start offering it to us...

Cheers for the reply

yeah this does seem logical.

Would be nice to find time for an engineer to get FTTC though I dont think they do night installs lol

The price list from BT OR *does* have stuff for evening appointments and saturday appointments. You just have to persuade an ISP to actually offer that to you.