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BT allows ISPs to choose exchanges for fibre optic broadband upgrades

Monday, September 6th 2010
Internet service providers have been given the opportunity by BT to nominate up to six exchanges each to be upgraded to fibre optic broadband.
BT allows ISPs to choose exchanges for fibre optic broadband upgrades
BT has announced internet service providers (ISPs) which use its network will be able to nominate exchanges for fibre optic broadband upgrades.

ISPs that are signed up to BT Openreach's Generic Ethernet Access product will be able to choose up to six areas each to benefit from new high-speed broadband access.

However, the telecoms giant has stipulated that it must be deemed commercially viable for these upgrades to go ahead, meaning providers must guarantee ten per cent of properties covered by the exchange are using fibre optic broadband within a year of the work being finished.

Managing director of next-generation access at Openreach David Campbell said: "We've always worked very closely with industry to decide which parts of the country will benefit from fibre broadband enablement."

At the end of last month, BT announced that 15 million homes and small businesses across the UK access broadband via the company's network.

It has added 14.8 million connections over the past eight years. 

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