{"id":35730,"date":"2023-09-17T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=35730"},"modified":"2023-09-20T13:20:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T12:20:20","slug":"responding-to-protests-grain-pledges-to-never-use-telecoms-poles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/09\/responding-to-protests-grain-pledges-to-never-use-telecoms-poles.html","title":{"rendered":"Responding to Protests – Grain Pledges to Never Use Telecoms Poles UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent increase in protests against the use of telecoms poles, which are often used to deploy new full fibre broadband ISP infrastructure across the UK, has prompted one network operator, Grain<\/a> (Grain Connect<\/a>), to reinforce its pledge to “never use poles as part of network deployment<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

Grain<\/a> has so far unveiled full fibre builds for over 50 locations across the country (plus 150 new build housing developments), which includes patches of various urban areas like Leicester, Liverpool, Accrington, Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Scarborough, Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Hartlepool, Newport, Sunderland, Blackburn and so forth. But they’ve revealed no information on their premises passed and take-up progress.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Grain<\/a> has so far secured funding commitments of around \u00a3220m for their build (here<\/a>) and initially aim to cover 400,000 UK premises. The operator has 150 full time staff and made \u00a348.7m of capital expenditure in the year to 31st March 2023 (up from \u00a311.2m in 2022).<\/div>\n

The operator is also deploying in a number of locations that have recently been impacted by protests against the use of poles to deploy new fibre. Poles are fairly cost-effective and have long since become a common sight across much of the UK, but they tend to cause irritation when they pop up in areas that haven’t previously had them.<\/p>\n

Suffice to say, we’ve definitely observed a rise in complaints as more operators make use of them (examples here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>). But not all operators are using poles and, in light of the recent concerns, Grain<\/a> has moved to “reinforce<\/em>” their pledge “never<\/em>” to use them.<\/p>\n

Grain’s Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are closely following recently launched resident-led campaigns in parts of Lancashire, Yorkshire and Hull, protesting against the use of unsightly poles in any Full Fibre broadband rollout.<\/p>\n

Residents in some areas have started campaigns to boycott networks that are installing telegraph poles onto their streets, in protest at the use of unsightly poles being erected and their dismay at a lack of consultation about this.<\/p>\n

We wanted to make it clear that Grain does not use poles as part of their network and has pledged never to do so and will always bury our cables underground.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The catch is that this will make some parts of Grain’s network (i.e. areas where they can’t run new fibre via Openreach<\/a>’s existing ducts and poles) slower, louder and more costly to build, which can result in a higher cost per premises and – in a market that is already under strain from rising costs and competition – that won’t necessarily make the job of reaching maximum coverage and a viable payback any easier.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, many of those protesting against poles will welcome a stance like this, which could generate some positive feedback for Grain and potentially aid their expansion; it will be interesting to see if any other network operators see viability in making a similar pledge.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thinkbroadband<\/a> has informed us that they currently estimate Grain’s full fibre network to cover around 60,000 premises (RFS).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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