So are you now ordering FTTP service for a building that until now had no need of any telephony or broadband service , or was this only ever an academic pursuit ?, you probably should also get the error corrected , a village hall shouldn’t be classed as residential but business

Edited by Iniltous (Sat 09-Jul-22 08:46:01)

It makes complete sense to be able to to offer fast Wi-Fi in this sort of building. Anything that can make these sorts of buildings get used more helps them stay alive.

I couldn't agree more, however it isn't necessarily easy to do. I've just been through the process with a Scout hut which has been in existance for longer than Scouts have. It ultimately took almost 3 years to get it listed by the Royal Mail.
RM won't list a property unless it can receive mail, ie has a letter box
It also now has to have a council issued URN, which many buildings dont even though they should have.
This costs a lot of money both in fees and having plans drawn up of the site. We refused to do this as we figured that the council must know we exist given we pay rates, and therefore must have a URN.
This went round in circles for a while until we sent a lawyers letter stating that if our property wasn't registered then they have made rate demands illegally and we want a full refund of all rates paid going back to day 1.
Within 2 days there was a URN issued and we were then able to go back to the RM who issued an address and postcode a month or so later.
A lot of grief mainly created by the local council, but ultimately we were able to order an internet service.

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So are you now ordering FTTP service for a building that until now had no need of any telephony or broadband service , or was this only ever an academic pursuit ?

It isn't an academic exercise, it is a better location for a small fixed wireless access network gateway. The current site has multiple FTTC connections and is in a pub/B&B which has had a string of new owners and landlords over the last few years. With there being a risk of having to relocate FTTPoD didn't make sense, community or farm buildings are generally much better. (Before anyone starts going on about leased lines or shared use, the sums wouldn't add up in this situation and the ISP knows what the connection will be used for).

you probably should also get the error corrected , a village hall shouldn’t be classed as residential but business

That's only in the Openreach database, and I'm not sure what difference it makes as you can order business services at residential addresses.