Comments on: Point Topic on Next Generation Access

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:03:03 +0000

The number of customers aspect is taken care of by the population density – more customers falling within the range of a cabinet.

Running a fibre backhaul will have a cost per km but that’s probably a modest part of the total cost if it can be taken down an existing duct.

By: Somerset

Somerset — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:53:14 +0000

Surely the costs are to do with distance of cabinet to exchange (maybe not the local one) and number of customers on it?

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:41:49 +0000

The map is based on population density alone, as far as I can tell. VM is mentioned in that virtually all its network falls into Band A.

FTTH networks and VM CATV are currently rated at about £7/yr/property which isn’t a massive barrier.

Point to Point fibre within networks costs a lot more although BT are rated on a different basis (favourable) to newcomers.

By: Somerset

Somerset — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:05:20 +0000

How do VM fit into this? Are they being ignored?

By: Somerset

Somerset — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:39:15 +0000

Is this map based on actual exchange areas and cabinet locations?

By: chrisdoyle

chrisdoyle — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:42:09 +0000

this all builds a case for the government to reduce the taxation on lit fibre and it will reduce the cost sufficiently for BT to find it economic to deliver to the areas further from the exchanges?