What is your pricing then?

In reply to a post by vivaciti:

Sorry the information you have been given is wrong, it is not only BT Retail that can supply FTTP services.

I've put in a couple of numbers for houses that can get FTTP into your checker and it only brings up ADSL as available broadband options.

Unless you build it into your checker or add a FTTP product page, people won't know you can offer FTTP. I think very few people would end up emailing you to ask.

The point I was making is that it is NOT only BT Retail that can sell FTTP services and I think some people are fully aware of that even though it is not convenient to mention it.

But the largest ISPs (except for BT Retail) have chosen not sell FTTP services for some reason. Even with the likes of PlusNet, you would need to be a customer before upgrading to FTTP.

There are very limited ISP options for people in FTTP areas. Even with some of the smaller ISPs, it is not clear on their sites whether they sell it or not and their checkers have not been updated to reflect that FTTP is an available option.

BT Retail is the only ISP (that I am aware of), that actually tells an enduser that they can receive FTTP from their online checker and gives them a list of possible speed variants.

Even the likes of AAISP have totally outdated information on their site for FTTP. If you look at http://aaisp.net.uk/broadband-FP.html , you will see they are still advertising speed variants withdrawn by Openreach a couple of months ago.

I can only presume you are referring to me, and while I could have listed the FTTP service options from others that are on our listings, they are SME type services, and NOT what it appears this poster was seeking.

The current situation is that for a consumer looking to pay in the region of £10 to £30 for their broadband (ignoring line rental) and in an Openreach FTTP area, that BT Retail is largely the single option.

I mentioned PlusNet and their trial, but if there is another consumer type ISP in that price bracket I would be pleased to add them to my memory, and make sure a note was placed against the listing to show it was also available in FTTP areas.

Zen's FTTx FAQ implies that Zen will offer FTTP service on a trial basis. If they offer the current FTTC packages on FTTP, they might be a viable option, but they are more of an SME ISP and are right at the top of your stated price bracket at £30/month.

As wholesale FTTP is now available at the same price as wholesale FTTC, there's little reason for ISPs not to support FTTP other than the different support requirements.