Some Edinburgh Guy
Pro Member
Hi there, so I've been thinking about a minor issue with regards to a future upgrade for FTTP, when they come to build it [presumably in 2024]. The house I live in was built between 1995 - 2000, so at the time, Openreach [in its current form] did not exist, instead the agreements would have been directly with BT Openreach/BT Group.
Main questions:
1) Would a wayleave agreement have been set up for BT [at the time] to provide the copper cabling that still exists in this property, or were such things not used to provision the network back then?
2) When Openreach come along to provide FTTP, would that wayleave still be on the records for them to use as "we can build the new network here", or would a brand new agreement be required?
I have a feeling the answer to Q2 will be when they come to do an initial site assessment [for the initial database records that say what kind of feed it will be and what issues, if any, will occur], but am curious if I can get ahead of the game by asking our landlord to agree that we can get FTTP when it comes along.
TIA for any answers and Happy New Year to all, hopefully 2024 is the year when FTTP arrives to me
Main questions:
1) Would a wayleave agreement have been set up for BT [at the time] to provide the copper cabling that still exists in this property, or were such things not used to provision the network back then?
2) When Openreach come along to provide FTTP, would that wayleave still be on the records for them to use as "we can build the new network here", or would a brand new agreement be required?
I have a feeling the answer to Q2 will be when they come to do an initial site assessment [for the initial database records that say what kind of feed it will be and what issues, if any, will occur], but am curious if I can get ahead of the game by asking our landlord to agree that we can get FTTP when it comes along.
TIA for any answers and Happy New Year to all, hopefully 2024 is the year when FTTP arrives to me























