When is fibre coming

If you see this, you can register your interest and we'll email you when things are ready Other responses you may see for your postcode: "Enabled area" will appear on the Openreach availability checker when your exchange is enabled, but the cabinet through which your line connects to the exchange isn't ready yet. You can register your interest and we'll email you when it's ready "Under review" means Openreach are doing an assessment to see if they can enable the cabinet with fibre.

There are a number of potential reasons for delay: Openreach could be waiting for the local authority to agree on a site They could be looking for an alternative location due to other amenities being nearby A 'question mark' in the pin on the map means checking by postcode alone isn't clear as perhaps there is more than one cabinet serving your postcode. Try putting your telephone number into the BT.

If it's due to be enabled you can register your interest and we'll email you when it's ready "Coming soon" means Openreach hope to upgrade the cabinet within the next six months "Planned area" means Openreach hope to upgrade the cabinet within the next 18 months If your line goes directly in to the exchange rather than through a street cabinet, then unfortunately you won't be able to get Fibre. I previously had a date when I could get Fibre, but now it's showing as unavailable.

This could be for a number of reasons: Blocked underground cable routes Problems with providing electrical power to a cabinet Issues with a cabinet's location Sometimes a cabinet is removed from the roll-out programme because of restrictions beyond our control For the roll-out of fibre broadband, installing fibre equipment in the exchange is only one part of the story: the other is running the fibre cable from the exchange to the street cabinets the green boxes on the street around the exchange area.

Some of my neighbours can get Fibre but I can't. This could be because: The cabinet is full to capacity which means all the available fibre ports are currently in use. If you see this, you can register your interest and we'll email you when it's ready Your line is too long to support the higher speeds Or you may simply find that your neighbours are served by a different cabinet from you.

I don't understand the difference between an "exchange" and a "cabinet". There's a sticker on my street cabinet that says: 'Fibre broadband is here'. But when I check, I can't get Fibre. Other internet service providers are offering fibre broadband in my street. Why can't I get it from BT? Was this answer helpful? Tell us how we can improve this article Select an option that apply: it's too long.

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