Openreach is trying to encourage the wholesale take-up of its FTTP ultrafast broadband by cutting prices from 1 September, subject to regulatory approval. The operator faces fierce competition from altnet providers such as CityFibre / Vodafone and Hyperoptic, which are not impeded by a legacy of regulation and can often provide ultrafast broadband speeds considerably cheaper. In an interview with Ars Technica, Openreach's chief executive officer Mark Cooper said that he expects his company will be able to offer customers "significantly lower prices" than those offered by existing tel@@ Neither TalkTalk or Sky Broadband have started to sell the service yet, but both plan a rollout of related packages in the coming months.
Openreach is trying to encourage the wholesale take-up of its FTTP ultrafast broadband by cutting prices from 1 September, subject to regulatory approval. The operator faces fierce competition from altnet providers such as CityFibre / Vodafone and Hyperoptic, which are not impeded by a legacy of regulation and can often provide ultrafast broadband speeds considerably cheaper. Openreach has connected around 1.5m premises to the faster service as part of ongoing work to reach 4m premises by March 2021. Neither TalkTalk or Sky Broadband have started to sell the service yet, but both plan a rollout of related packages in the coming months.