Customers of Broadband ISP Lit Fibre Gain Access to CityFibre’s UK Network

As expected following last year’s merger agreement, broadband ISP Lit Fibre has today announced that customers of their service now have access to take packages over CityFibre’s national full fibre (FTTP) network too, which is currently available to over 4.3 million UK premises (4.1m RFS).

In case anybody has forgotten. Lit Fibre, which pre-acquisition had a retail broadband base of around 10,000 customers, previously built their own vertically integrated Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to around 300,000 premises across parts of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Worcestershire, Essex and Suffolk.

However, both Lit Fibre’s network and customer base were all acquired by CityFibre during early 2024 (here), which was followed in November 2024 by an agreement to sell the retail side of the business to Lit’s original co-founders, Tom Williams and Ben Bresler (here). This resolved an awkward problem for CityFibre, which is a wholesale-only operator and was thus only really interested in holding on to Lit’s network infrastructure.

Lit Fibre’s original FTTP network has since been fully integrated into CityFibre’s, although until now the ISP’s customers have only had access to the side of the network that Lit itself built. But the good news is that customers looking to sign-up with Lit Fibre today can now do so across CityFibre’s entire UK network, which offers broadband speeds of up to 2-2.5Gbps.

Tom Williams, CEO and Co-Founder of Lit Fibre, said:

“Our new partnership with CityFibre is a major milestone in making Lit Fibre’s industry-leading internet service available to even more homes across the UK. We’re committed to transforming connectivity to enable frustration-free internet experiences with the reliability and human support that customers deserve.”

Greg Mesch, CEO of CityFibre, said:

“CityFibre’s full-fibre network reaches over 4.3 million premises today and we continue to expand, meaning CityFibre’s ISP partners can make the most of unbeatable products, pricing and service and offer a fantastic experience to millions of households throughout the UK. The team at Lit Fibre have a passion for the business that’s second to none, and we’re excited to see what lies ahead as Lit Fibre grows its reach and makes the most of CityFibre’s next-generation XGS-PON network.”

Customers of the service can expect to pay from £35.99 per month on a 24-month term for symmetric speeds of 100Mbps (inc. free installation and a pledge of no mid-contract price hikes), which rises to £42.99 per month for their top 1Gbps tier. At the time of writing, it doesn’t appear as if Lit Fibre are offering any of CityFibre’s faster 2Gbps+ tiers, yet.