Yes, but ..
significantly accelerating its pace of FTTP build and is now passing a home or business every 26 seconds.
Ok , so an OpenRetch van passes a customers house every 28 seconds and fails to stop. This is promptly followed up by someone in India who telephones your home number for a second and thus fails to get in contact with you. They then promptly "reschedule" your OpenRetch connection visit to another 3 months in the future.
I am sorry about the 100,000 staff, but BT deserves to die the death.