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Author Topic: First Draft – Openreach Offers Cheaper Access to its UK Cable Ducts  (Read 725 times)

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https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/08/first-draft-openreach-offers-cheaper-access-to-its-uk-cable-ducts.html

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Openreach (BT) has today published the first Draft Reference Offer for their revised Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA) product, which as per Ofcom’s requirements is intended to make it cheaper and easier for ISPs to deploy their own “full fibre” networks via existing cable ducts and telegraph poles.

The revised offer stems from Ofcom’s 2016 Strategic Review agreement with BT Group, which among other things proposed an enhanced approach to Duct and Pole Access (DPA). Openreach has actually been offering a PIA solution for several years, although rivals complained that it was cumbersome (administration) to use and suffered from awkward costs.

The old approach and was also more intended for helping to connect residential homes, while using it to provide leased line style rural backhaul or big business connectivity wasn’t possible, even though this helps alternative network (AltNet) ISPs to build a more economically viable model.

In response the regulator told Openreach to revise their approach, such as by making sure their ducts were “ready for use” (i.e. repairing faults or relieving congested sections), delivered cheaper rentals, introduced better information sharing (e.g. digital maps), more efficient operational processes and supported mixed usage (i.e. ISPs can deploy local access networks offering both broadband and non-broadband services, provided the primary purpose of the network is the delivery of broadband).

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    Openreach Statement

    The Draft Reference Offer is intended to document where we have got to in discussions with CPs, Ofcom and the Office of the Telecommunications Adjudicator (OTA) in making the changes to the PIA product required by the WLA Statement. This includes updates to the product specification, processes and contract.

    We’re committed to offering a fit for purpose PIA product to our CPs and meeting our regulatory obligations. We would like to thank CPs for their feedback in the discussions so far and we’ll continue to work with CPs, Ofcom and the OTA in the agreement of the PIA Final Reference Offer.

    We welcome feedback on the Draft Reference Offer and recognise there’s further work to be done. There are Industry sessions scheduled to review feedback at the end of August.

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