Reply to post: Re: Copper cabling, crap service

More than half of punters reckon they can't get superfast broadband

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Re: Copper cabling, crap service

"but what's actually happening is they're installing copper. "

Telcos don't install cabling in new builds, the developers do it.

Also, if someone wants a phone line only - no broadband - it has to be delivered via copper as per Ofcom's rules about 999 service in a power cut. So even if the developer does install fibre, the first time someone wants a phone line only, copper has to be installed.

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