Openreach is trying to encourage the wholesale take - up of its FTTP ultrafast service by increasing 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 at considerably cheaper . These price changes are a win/win for Communications Providers, their customers and Openreach. Openreach has connected around 1.5 m premises to the faster service as part of ongoing plans to reach 4 m premises by March 2021 . Neither TalkTalk or BT Broadband have started to sell the service yet , but both plan a range of related packages in the coming months .
Openreach is trying to encourage the wholesale take - up of its FTTP ultrafast service by increasing 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 at considerably cheaper . Openreach has connected around 1.5 m premises to the faster service as part of ongoing plans to reach 4 m premises by March 2021 . Neither TalkTalk or BT Broadband have started to sell the service yet , but both plan a range of related packages in the coming months .