One Fibre Broadband Provider - New Build

Apprentice2019

Hi all,


Does anyone know if there are any rules that state what Broadband (Fibre) must/should be provided on new build estates?
Can they just provide one ISP that the developers happen to own and not allow access for anyone else?


The ISP they are providing is incredibly expensive compared to others but seem to be suggesting that other providers wont be allowed on the development. Virgin only have access to the first 20 or so houses on the development.


It just seems to me that allowing only one provider creates a non-competitive monopoly. I did ask by the way when we first signed up for the property and we were told two providers would be available but now as we are nearing completion we are being told the opposite.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

theartfullodger

You are at liberty to sign up to such mobile broadband as you wish. No monopoly: Frequently faster than over physical connections.



See also
https://www.broadbandchoices.co.uk/guides/help/broadband-consumer-rights

Cornucopia

Apprentice2019 wrote: »

... one ISP that the developers happen to own ...

Is this really the case? Who are they?

Apprentice2019

Developer is Persimmon and the Provider is Fibre Nest.


Best mobile deal I've found is EE at a pitiful 10Mb for £21 per month. :-(

Viki2410

We're on a Persimmon plot as is my brother in law and he has BT, which we are also going to be going with

Apprentice2019

Tried BT, No Addresses shown for the postcode.


And some houses have been released to Virgin already... Just not mine :-(

Wanderingpomm

As long as standard cabling is installed you should be abke to use anyone’s. The issue would be if virgin had put it in as they don’t share!

unforeseen

Fibrenest is FTTP so you are limited in the choice of ISPs to start with. And that will explain the high price.

Cornucopia

Apprentice2019 wrote: »

Developer is Persimmon and the Provider is Fibre Nest.

Thanks for that. Sounds like something MSE and MSEers need to know about.

Best mobile deal I've found is EE at a pitiful 10Mb for £21 per month. :-(

3 have unlimited BB for £22pm.

The MSE article has just been updated... https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-mobile-broadband/

BrownTrout

10mb on fttp is much faster then 60mb on a standard fibre connection for example

Jumblebumble

BrownTrout wrote: »

10mb on fttp is much faster then 60mb on a standard fibre connection for example

What you say makes no sense at all
You may mean FTTC and you may be talking about latency and or upload but I can assure
you that an untraffic shaped 60Mb FTTC will download big files in a much shorter time than any 10Mb connection ever could
Anything different would break the laws of physics
Perhaps you could qualify further what you actually mean
JumbleBumble