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Originally Posted by Hugh
In the 90's, under the RaSWA91, the builders and other utilities were supposed to inform interested parties to enable concurrent build, rather than post-build - not sure if this still happens.....
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That's for the co-ordination of streetworks, which is different to housing developments.
The NRSWA side of things would not come into play until the developer had to dig into the existing adjacent road to connect up water,gas, etc.
The developer has to provide BT connections, which is fine for BT and their resellers.
To get the developer to install another duct for A.N.Other operator, then begs the question of who owns the duct?
If VM have not provided the duct or dug it themselves ( and to do either they must know about the development and have agreement from the developer to do it) then Who owns the duct?
Who maintains the duct and chambers? Who is liable if the chambers and duct cause injury to someone.
It's not straightforward.
VM aren't the only other provider out there that would be thankful for a duct to use. City fibre, hyper optic and alike would all be equally entitled to use a 'free to anyone' duct installed by a developer.
So unless VM dig it or it is installed under agreement for VMS use only, then it is unlikely they would use it.