In addition, the company has connected 2 million customers to the full fibre network, and is handling an average of 35,000 new orders every week.
Openreach has also announced that more than 40 communication providers (CPs) – including BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone – have signed up to its long-term wholesale full fibre pricing offer, launched in October last year.
Earlier this week, Openreach published plans to deliver full fibre in 12 new locations, as below, in Yorkshire, Lancashire and on the Isle of Wight.
|
Exchange |
County |
THP |
|
Attercliffe |
South Yorkshire |
18398 |
|
Rotherham North |
South Yorkshire |
11436 |
|
Colne |
Lancashire |
8374 |
|
Ventnor |
Isle of Wight |
3890 |
|
Ryde |
Isle of Wight |
11826 |
|
Sandown |
Isle of Wight |
5815 |
|
Freshwater |
Isle of Wight |
3496 |
|
Newport (Isle of Wight) |
Isle of Wight |
9118 |
|
Shanklin |
Isle of Wight |
4901 |
|
Bembridge |
Isle of Wight |
2564 |
|
Wootton Bridge |
Isle of Wight |
2103 |
|
Niton |
Isle of Wight |
971 |
This brings the total number of areas included in the company’s full fibre build programme to more than 2,700 towns, cities, boroughs, villages and hamlets. Openreach has committed to reaching 25 million with its full fibre network by December 2026.