In reply to a post by baby_frogmella:

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

FTTPoD has been shown as available on nearly all FTTC cabinets for years, on exchanges with no known FTTP.

Wrong. Until Jan/Feb of this year the BT/OR checker was definitely NOT showing FTTPoD as available to nearly everyone in an FTTC area. It appears Openreach have now lifted the restriction (probably d/t the high no. of enquires they received from CPs) and will allow anyone to order it providing they are in an FTTC enabled area and their exchange (or head end exchange) supports it. Hence why on TBB you now get regular posts along the lines of the OP's.

Indeed, this has only just appeared for me in Oxfordshire.

It has peaked my interest but realistically the 80/20 available via FTTC is fine for home use.

It's aimed as a business product rather than consumer. Compared to a lease line it could be a better options for small businesses but for the vast majority of home users it isn't cost effective. Hopefully BT will change the model in the near-ish future.

And of course it would be better to have FTTP - but the costs for BT to roll that out to the country are too high for their return on investment (at least for now).

But FTTP would last a long time if completely rolled out 20+ years

how would that not be made back in investments instead we have cabs poping up every where now g.fast cabs also.

Perhaps you should write to the Chairman, CEO and major shareholders of BT Group suggesting you be appointed Finance Director .

One small cluster of rural houses may cost £50000 to run FTTP to.

If there are even 10 houses in that cluster, each has to generate Openreach £5000 to break even.

OR get about £120 per annum line rental.

41 years before they start to turn a profit, not including any faults and future exchange hardware changes.


That's why FTTP is not rolled out nationwide.