Openreach is trying to encourage the wholesale take-up of its FTTP ultrafast broadband by cutting prices from March 2021 , subject to regulatory approval. As usual we must stress that these are wholesale prices and you will always pay a fair bit more at retail, not least because ISPs have to add the cost of delivering their own services to you as well as network capacity / features, 20% VAT and a profit margin on top etc. The operator faces fierce competition from altnet providers such as TalkTalk , 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 Virgin Media have started to sell the service yet, but both plan a rollout of related packages in March 2021 .
Openreach is trying to encourage the wholesale take-up of its FTTP ultrafast broadband by cutting prices from March 2021 , subject to regulatory approval. The operator faces fierce competition from altnet providers such as TalkTalk , 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 Virgin Media have started to sell the service yet, but both plan a rollout of related packages in March 2021 .