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FTTP only available with BT why?

I have just been informed that a Full 1gb fibre connection is available to my property. I was led to believe that this was paid for by the Welsh government by the contractors installing the Fibre. I was also led to believe that I would be able to use my existing service provider (TalkTalk) or any other but find I'm limited to just BT. Has the law been changed so this shouldn't happen anymore? (Limited to BT)
 
You aren't limited to just BT:


More likely is that BT were just the first to sync their database to the new availability, but if you can get FTTP via Openreach then you'll be able to do so via lots of other ISPs (try calling them if their online checkers don't find it).
 
As Mark said, give the others a call.
Don’t just shun BT because of past issues, look at all that’s available and weigh up each one in turn with what you can get for your money. (The Halo packages are really good if you need mobile and WiFi boosters too).
 
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I have just been informed that a Full 1gb fibre connection is available to my property. I was led to believe that this was paid for by the Welsh government by the contractors installing the Fibre. I was also led to believe that I would be able to use my existing service provider (TalkTalk) or any other but find I'm limited to just BT.
It won't be "any other" service provider - Plusnet for example don't sell FTTP - but there are others apart from BT.

Talktalk do now sell Openreach FTTP (they call it "Future Fibre"), but only with an "ultrafast" package - i.e. you can take FTTP at 150Mbps (£35/month) or above, but not 80Mbps or below. I believe that currently you have to phone them up, rather than order online.

Other options you can investigate include Sky and Zen. I believe Sky *do* sell an 80Mbps FTTP service, although they don't necessarily cover all areas where Openreach FTTP is available.
 
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