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Waiting in FTTP since OR said Oct 24

PeteIvy — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:38:43 GMT

I registered my interest from FTTP a looong time ago. Had an update from OR to say they are working in our area to get it done by Oct 24. A few properties nearby have already got FTTP at that time. We didn't get it, however, after chasing it up with OR I got an update saying we'd have it by the end of June 25. This came and went.
Checking local postcodes today and they are currently working on an area about a 2 minute walk from my front door. My postcode is still showing as "We're building in this area in the next year."

So they've done the work for the area (at least part of it) and now working in the area again....... yet we're still playing the waiting game

Postcode is NR347JS

Any help appreciated

Re: Waiting in FTTP since OR said Oct 24

licquorice — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:10:30 GMT

This is a BT retail forum and has no connection with Openreach.

Re: Waiting in FTTP since OR said Oct 24

PeteIvy — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:16:56 GMT

Fully aware of that thanks. Thats the reason I mentioned OR in the title. Was hoping somebody at BT may be able to help or if they had any info that may be of some use as I've had many people mention that I should ask my ISP.
But thanks for your input Jo

Re: Waiting in FTTP since OR said Oct 24

licquorice — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:22:43 GMT

BT will have no more idea of Openreach's plans than any other ISP.

Re: Waiting in FTTP since OR said Oct 24

36ULW — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:04:18 GMT

There’s no Planned PON Build for that Post Code area.

Re: Waiting in FTTP since OR said Oct 24

iniltous — Sat, 16 May 2026 08:07:26 GMT

Every PON (passive optical network) has a boundary somewhere and some addresses may be outside it , so in some circumstances one neighbour has access and another one doesn’t , where the boundary is often isn’t obvious to the customer, so they think it’s wrong if a neighbour 20-30 metres away has access but they don’t …..plus some addresses are deliberately omitted from a build even though they are within the PON boundary due to those particular properties exceeding the per tenancy budget , as an example….an area generally served overhead by telegraph poles , those served directly from poles can get FTTP , at some point unusually 1970s through to the early 1990’s some new properties were built , and served from underground cables but not ducted , the cost per tenancy for these is much more than the property served from poles so are not included in the build plan , they are deferred and will be picked up at some future point .
Openreach are a business not immune from economic realities, if service from a pole costs £50-£100 per dwelling on average and areas with no poles and no duct cost on average £500-£600 per dwelling , if you were an accountant with Openreach where would you concentrate your resources ?