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Originally Posted by Pierre
The issue is who puts in the plant?
If barrats let VM and whoever else to install infrastructure fine.
But if people are expecting barrats to lay the duct themselves then that's were it gets a bit murky. Because if they install a duct then they have to let everyone use it, then who owns and maintains the duct?
It's not straight forward
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It is.
At the moment when there are new developments, the developers create the space for the services, ie leave big ugly holes everywhere.
The Gas, electricity and water then come in and lay the pipes which they own and control. Of course, there are now a choice of which electric and gas company you use for service, but the pipes are still owned by a regional operator regardless of whom you use for the service.
If, and it is if, Openreach were to be separated from BT, Openreach would then lay the ducting alongside the gas, electric and water pipes. OPenreach would own that ducting and be responsible for the maintenance of it.
Of course, OPenreach would not necessarily need to install fibre in those ducts, even dark fibre. As long as there are access points in pavements, any operator can come along and install their own cable and street cabinets as necessary.
So, I don't see why it would be complicated. In fact, if Openreach were nationalised becoming say Netcom (to borrow a name from the past..), all the government needs to do is pass a law stipulating that new developments must allow Netcom to install ducting in the same way that gas, electric and water are allowed to install their pipes.
OR, just get one company to install ALL the pipes and ducting and they own them all and are responsible for their maintenance. But, allow different companies to offer services over the pipes/ducts like these folks:
http://www.gtc-uk.co.uk/