BT accelerates expansion of its high-speed fibre broadband network
About 500,000 premises already have full-fibre connections on the Openreach network
About 500,000 premises already have full-fibre connections on the Openreach network, which provide speeds of up to one gigabit a second.
Up to 40 UK locations will be connected, including Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, London in the first phase.
Openreach expects the cost of building FTTP in towns and cities over the next three years to be about £300-400 per property passed, plus connection costs of £150-175.
The roll-out will depend on it being able to make “an acceptable return” on its investment.
It plans to reach 10 million homes and firms by the mid 2020s.