All exchanges now under consideration?!

Looking at the where and when page for fibre http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/ it appears that all exchanges not currently taking orders or due to soon have all changed to being under consideration. Anyone know if every exchange is genuinely being looked at or is it something else?

I'm on a Market 2 exchange, due to be reclassified as Market A (BT + limited Virgin cable coverage) and didn't think that it would be upgraded any time soon so should I be a bit more positive or not?

As it's also saying they are under consideration due to BDUK funds, who are the best people to put pressure on to see the exchange looked at more favourably? I live on a large new estate and there are a lot of people wanting fibre I know and many more I know of so I'm sure a local campaign would see a lot of signatures for sign up.

Well its not every exchange as mine is still showing as Not Currently In Rollout Plans

If your BDUK project has signed then its likely that the roll-out is progressing and plan underway. Of course the exchange getting FTTC does not guarantee you can get FTTC as its down to your individual cabinet

I've always thought it daft that BT map out the exchanges like that with information on their Fibre status when it's mostly about cabinet-level upgrades.

A map show cabinets would be an improvement, but if like mine, an exchange is shown as NC you can usually expect a long wait until the upgrades financed by BDUK funding have been completed.

I sit corrected, it would appear not ALL are but it seems (as you suggest) that anywhere where BDUK funds may be available are now UE and not NC. Still means at least a good 12 months before I'll get anything, if at all though

In reply to a post by pcoventry76:

Even my parents one out in the sticks is now UE and BT have been replacing the overhead poles so I am wondering if they are going to put fibre over them?

Poles don't usually need replacing for FTTP, and never need replacing for FTTC. If they live in a lucky area where BT have committed to FTTP, then if the poles are particularly congested and/or have had electricity equipment above the BT stuff, then they might add a separate replacement pole... but I don't think BT and the electricity people (that sounds very vague, but who owns the "local loop" of electricity does vary from region to region) ever co-operate in replacing a pole, unless maybe a car has crashed into it or something like that.

So in short, if it's FTTC, then the whole point is that the PCP > pole > house section of the route doesn't have to be altered at all. Others will be able to correct me and/or tell you more about it, if it's FTTP.

If the poles are sub standard for the small extra load of the fibre tube they may get replaced

I'm not sure how useful, up to date or accurate that openreach site is.

My exchange currently has all its FTTC cabinets installed and powered up with fibre currently being blown through.

Still shows as not in roll out plans on the superfast website.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

If the poles are sub standard for the small extra load of the fibre tube they may get replaced

...So we need to know whether FTTP is being considered in his area or not?

The site and the lists are pretty accurate though with the BDUK work coming online the number of exchanges does increase so their could be a few errors.

Which exchange is it and is it part of the commercial rollout or a BDUK project?

Yep, think for sure it is just the fact that the local council here has signed up with BT for BDUK funding that my tiny 230 line exchange is now in the UE state. With 2 well placed cabinets this could turn most of these EO lines into very short VDSL lines ... but will they do it?

It's Hawkinge in Kent.
NGA email confirmed it is part of the BDUK rollout.

Seems to be well ahead of the BDUK planning in Kent though.
Work has been going on for a couple of months now.

Its quite common and has been seen across alot of the signed BDUK projects, the exchanges outside of the main urban areas are first for deployment as the network expands outwards into the semi rual/rural areas.

These areas are seen as easy wins, along with cabinet infill on already enabled exchanges to boost coverage numbers, before the main task of pushing further out into the counties.