In reply to a post by MCM:

Is any Openreach FTTP "Market A"? The local exchange may well be Market A but I would have thought that most if not all head end exchanges were Market B and would have hoped that if that were the case then Zen, AAISP, IDNet, Cerberus and other ISPs using the Openreach FTTP platform would be available.

Cerberus charges an extra £60 per month for 330/50 FTTP on Market A exchanges.

So it may be available, but so expensive as to make BT the only viable alternative.

In reply to a post by candlerb:

Maybe it's a Market A area?

Has the increased costs with Market A exchanges actually helped to improve the broadband speeds and availability, from the outside it looks as if the BDUK builds have done more than what ofcom proposed. One could argue that some of the money from the BDUK came from the price premium but then shouldn't bduk continue year upon year ?

In reply to a post by MCM:

Is any Openreach FTTP "Market A"?

If you mean "is there any market A exchanges with fttp" then, yes there is, the New Forest has quite a few exchanges with fttp, more to come once issues have been sorted (differeing delay depending who you talk to). Wayleaves seem to be the issue hold ups.

In reply to a post by Taras:

In reply to a post by MCM:

Is any Openreach FTTP "Market A"?

If you mean "is there any market A exchanges with fttp" then, yes there is, the New Forest has quite a few exchanges with fttp, more to come once issues have been sorted (differeing delay depending who you talk to). Wayleaves seem to be the issue hold ups.

@Taras
Do you mean they are fibre head-end exchanges please, or simply that their areas are covered for fibre from elsewhere?

Cerberus charges an extra £60 per month for 330/50 FTTP on Market A exchanges.

So what is the justification for that? It doesn't cost them more does it?

BTW I'm on an exchange that is Market A for ADSL2+, but seems to be Market B for FTTC (and Plusnet now treat it as a Market B even for ADSL2+) - FTTP isn't available - so I'm a bit confused about what the markets mean wrt FTTP.