https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/258240

They have NO plans to upgrade as ADSL is ok.... Im forcing this through

Doubt a political petition is going to make any difference to the providers - parliament generally doesn't dictate what is done in this and rollouts are already happening in a number of areas - I believe a fair amount of EO lines have had either cabinets installed for FTTC or they've had FTTP. Good luck with your petition but I think you are whistling in the wind if you think it will change anything.

Cannot support the petition myself simply because things are happening for EO lines, but it is not in a bulk 100% manner.

The petition makes no acknowledgement that things are changing in some areas, either commercially or via funded routes. It also makes the total flaw that Openreach IS the UK broadband provider, while they have a dominate position there are many others who can and do serve EO areas without any 'unlocking'.

The use of the word unlocking is unfortunate - since it is essentially meaningless and for many it may bring echoes of the word unbundling which is already available.

As exchange only lines tend to have varied circumstances a more targeted local campaign is more likely to work, as well as researching the history of why the area is EO line based and what obstacles are stopping alternate providers from offering their own services e..g Virgin Media, Hyperoptic to name just two.

I don't know where he got this from either:- "Exchange only lines are those that do not have a cabinet and are usually feet from the exchange".

AIUI an awful lot are miles from the exchange. Also, those that are very close to it are almost certainly exceeding the forthcoming 10Mbps USO anyway so will quite justifiably not be the highest priority for (any party of) government or Ofcom. Those far away will be covered by the USO.

He's picked up two sigs today though. Now has 14, in just over a fortnight, though of course he had to drum up at least 5 personally to get it published. He has a long way to go re: "Im forcing this through."