FTTP Implementation Status Report

About this Document

(Last Updated on 31st December 2023)

This report covers Abbotts Ann parish ONLY which includes Little Ann, Abbotts Ann Down, St John’s, Red Rice, Little Ann Bridge and the western part of Anna Valley. A separate status report will subsequently be provided for Monxton and part of Amport.

You can download the full REPORT HERE

Background

In the spring of 2021, the FTTP project really got underway and a campaign started to get as many properties in the Abbotts Ann parish, Monxton and 27 properties in Amport to sign up to the governments Voucher scheme.

The government voucher scheme would provide funds based on signup to pay for the implementation of FTTP meaning direct Fibre-To-The-Property from the exchange.

The project would cover ALL properties currently covered by the Abbotts Ann telephone exchange.

Openreach came up with a quotation of £850,000 for the implementation of fibre to the nearest telegraph pole or manhole to every property. This did NOT include the 10 to 30 metre connection from the pole or manhole to the actual property. This final connection to the property was the responsibility of a different department within Openreach. When a property owner contracted their ISP for a FTTP installation or upgrade, then the ISP would request the installation from Openreach for the connection from the pole or manhole to the property.

We managed to get 421 properties in Abbotts Ann signed up which were a mixture of business and residential properties. The voucher scheme would provide £1,500 for residential and £3,500 for business properties.

Project Status

The FTTP implementation meaning getting fibre to the nearest telegraph pole or manhole of every property is 93.2% completed in Abbotts Ann parish. The following are the key figures:-

• There are 634 business and residential properties in the parish
• There are 51 businesses have registered addresses in Abbotts Ann parish.
• As of the date of this report 591 either have FTTP installed and working or it is available and can be connected subject to the property owner requesting an upgrade from their ISP (Internet Service Provider)
• There are 43 properties in the parish which currently cannot be connected to FTTP
• Three postcode areas namely SP11 7AS, SP11 7BG and SP11 7DD need the repair of ducting, which Openreach knew about in June/July 2023 but has not fixed it.
• Out of the properties not able to be connect to FTTP, fifteen (15) had signed up for the government voucher scheme. See appendix for full details.

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