I can pretty much guarantee that an engineer working on the copper line knows nothing about what the FTTP plans are. Most of these comments from engineers are purely their opinion.
I once talked to an engineer working on a cabinet who said FTTP would be coming soon to my area, that was perhaps 10 years ago now.
I mean yes, its coming NOW, but I wouldn't call it "soon". Even our resident experts who have a much closer association with that side of the business can only see what is CURRENTLY happening, not what is coming.
The only person who half a clue is the Project Manager for the area.