Not sure why you are asking the questions as it seems all the answers that currently exist are in the link you have provided. We don't know more than that and anything else someone says is conjecture and guess work. The answer to your last question there appears to be in the link.

Now we have the link to the DCMS Press Release, I have taken up my hobby-horse with them . Their third bullet point:- "A requirement for demand aggregation, so that people within an area can combine their per premise cost thresholds ...".

Wow a whole 10Mbps.... considering the speed technology is changing and the demands of internet connected devices they should be making it FTTP for everyone instead of flogging that dead horse. Really what is the point?

Have you considered who should pay for 100% FTTP throughout the entire UK and what it might cost? A worthwhile aspiration but not for 2020.

Personally I would prefer funds to be spent on health care, education and support for the elderly and infirm.

I am sure everyone wants better healthcare, education, support for the elderly and infirm but frankly I do not care as that is a discussion for a different time, place and forum.

This is however the place to ask why are brand new housing estates being built right now and they are STILL having copper pairs supplying those houses? I was working in a new home today part of a third phase with over a 100 homes and every single one is copper pairs. This is a major city too and not some �out in the sticks farm village�

Cost per meter fibre/copper surely the fibre is cheaper..

As for who pays for it, bill me, add money to my bill! £2, £3, £4, £5 extra a month for everyone isnt going to break the bank is it!

Edited by derekdel (Tue 24-Apr-18 20:10:11)

It is a poor show that new houses are being built that are connected with copper, there are some just been built in nearest town to me, they are connected with copper but they can get 'superfast' or I should say, they would be able to get 'superfast' if the residents hadn't been cleared out and housed at local Centre Parks whilst their houses are being rebuilt to prevent any more having the floors collapse, sometimes there are worse things than not having fast internet.

There is a world of difference between ensuring/legislating that all new developments have fibre connections and an area where we are in agreement and your previous statement that the UK should have 100% FTTP with no thought or consideration given to how such expansion should be funded.

And who would get given this additional funding you�d raise ?

On estates where there is �only� Openreach FTTP, the punters moan about their lack of choice of providers ...

Damned if ya do, and damned if ya don�t.

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There is a world of difference between ensuring/legislating that all new developments have fibre connections and an area where we are in agreement and your previous statement that the UK should have 100% FTTP with no thought or consideration given to how such expansion should be funded.

Maybe we should start making global conglomerates pay tax in the UK. 1 year of those taxes could pay for the entire roll-out as it is we roll over like companies like Apple the most cash rich company in the world [censored] us over time and time again.

If only people weren't such sheep. Government and local councils run by multi millionaires who like to take tax payers money to make themselves even more rich and really kick it to the working man on daily basis.


Won't be long till we occupy syria and hand the oil over the the good ol USA. That'll be another few billion to the taxpayers.

The whole worldwide tax system needs sorting but as tax is set by each individual tax area then companies will continue to file their taxes in the most beneficial way to them. It could well be that after Brexit the UK will become a tax haven to some companies if certain people's wishes come true in which case we might actually be one of the countries they flock to because they will pay little or no tax here.