When is fibre broadband in my area

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Full fibre broadband: The fastest type of broadband you can get, capable of offering gigabit internet speeds. What broadband can I get? Find broadband in my area How fast is the broadband speed in my area? Take a broadband speed test ADSL broadband This is the most widely-available type of broadband connection, but it's also the oldest and slowest. There are some potential drawbacks though. Fibre optic broadband availability Fibre optic broadband availability varies across the country, in large part depending on which type of fibre broadband you're after.

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This makes it too expensive for us to offer fibre broadband there. Or you might want to think about a Community Fibre Partnership. This is where we contribute some of the costs of fibre broadband and the community funds the rest. Find out more about Community Fibre Partnerships here. First we have to find the right location — a new cabinet has to be within metres of an existing one. Do you need planning permission for new cabinets?

Not usually. You can use our fibre checker to see our latest plans for your area. Or you can talk to your local authority. When we decide to upgrade our network in a particular area, we give details of this to the chief executive of the local authority and its regeneration or planning departments. There are lots of different projects happening in different regions that could apply to you — find out more on the gov. And if you live in Scotland, there are plans underway to deliver fast broadband access to every home and business — find out more.

You should also check with your local authority. Another option is for your community to privately fund upgrading your cabinet. And we now manage more than million kilometres of cable stretching from Scotland to Cornwall, from Wales to the east coast. As a first step, you should contact your local authority.

You might also want to have a look at our Community Fibre Partnerships. To see our latest plans for your area, please use our fibre checker. No plans for fibre broadband in your area yet?

Below we explain the different ways we connect you. You can find out about our latest technology, Ultrafast Full fibre , where we're cutting out the cabinet to deliver lightspeed broadband direct to your door.

Openreach engineers build and maintain the UK's communication network, and have done for many years. Our network is used by over Communication Providers which you can choose from to get your broadband. Enter your postcode into our fibre checker to see what connection is available in your area. In light of further government restrictions for Covid , please be aware that there may be delays in provisioning new Ultrafast Full Fibre orders.

This is our most reliable, fastest broadband with a pure fibre optic cable straight into your home or business. Fibre to the Cabinet increases basic broadband speeds by connecting powerful fibre optic cable to the cabinet, then copper wires to your home or business.

Basic broadband access uses a copper phone line connected to the exchange. Watch our video about different connection types. According to the national Infrastructure Commission, Full Fibre has five times fewer faults than copper connections.

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There are a number of potential reasons for delay: Openreach could be waiting for the local authority to agree on a site They could be looking for an alternative location due to other amenities being nearby A 'question mark' in the pin on the map means checking by postcode alone isn't clear as perhaps there is more than one cabinet serving your postcode. Try putting your telephone number into the BT. If it's due to be enabled you can register your interest and we'll email you when it's ready "Coming soon" means Openreach hope to upgrade the cabinet within the next six months "Planned area" means Openreach hope to upgrade the cabinet within the next 18 months If your line goes directly in to the exchange rather than through a street cabinet, then unfortunately you won't be able to get Fibre.

I previously had a date when I could get Fibre, but now it's showing as unavailable. This could be for a number of reasons: Blocked underground cable routes Problems with providing electrical power to a cabinet Issues with a cabinet's location Sometimes a cabinet is removed from the roll-out programme because of restrictions beyond our control For the roll-out of fibre broadband, installing fibre equipment in the exchange is only one part of the story: the other is running the fibre cable from the exchange to the street cabinets the green boxes on the street around the exchange area.

Some of my neighbours can get Fibre but I can't. This could be because: The cabinet is full to capacity which means all the available fibre ports are currently in use. If you see this, you can register your interest and we'll email you when it's ready Your line is too long to support the higher speeds Or you may simply find that your neighbours are served by a different cabinet from you.

I don't understand the difference between an "exchange" and a "cabinet". There's a sticker on my street cabinet that says: 'Fibre broadband is here'. But when I check, I can't get Fibre. Other internet service providers are offering fibre broadband in my street.

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