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Anger with BT and CALA as New Homes in Reading Lack Fibre Broadband

Residents of the new Parklands Development in Reading (Berkshire), which is being built by CALA, have told ISPreview.co.uk of their frustration after they were promised access to Openreach’s (BT) “fibre broadband” services but have instead waited months for a working phone line and slow ADSL2+.

The Parklands Development, which once completed will consist of about 290 homes, is situated in the Reading suburb of Woodley on the University of Reading’s former Bulmershe Court campus. Initially most of these properties are 3-5 bedroom semi-detached and terraced houses, with prices ranging from around £449,950 to £599,950.

At present the site is about 15 months from completion, but many houses have already been completed and over the past 1-2 years a fair number of new residents have moved into the area. One such home owner is Phillip Parkinson, who moved into his new house a year ago only to find that they had no phone line or broadband provision of any kind.