Dolomite Solutions provide fibre route
Dolomite Solutions has now provided fibre route details to two UK fibre Altnets, each consisting of 8 separate routes dating back to the "dot com" boom and totalling around 5,000 [...]
BT Openreach ECC connection cost loading of 6 times
We've been working on getting fibre FTTP to the London Gliding Club, LU6 2JP. There is fibre on poles at the bottom of the drive from the Club, but the [...]
Dolomite Solutions attended the INCA AGM
Interesting debate about priorities for 2023.
Investment in the fibre-to-the-premises sector now above £20 billion!
EV versus IC efficiency will surprise!
There have been various comments on LinkedIn about Electric Vehicles ("EV"s) versus Internal Combustion ("IC"s). One of the issues I had heard about, but couldn't find a source was that [...]
UK operators: – have you got your business rates relief certificate(s) for new fibre? If not, you may get a nasty shock when the bill arrives
The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in Autumn 2016 that there would be relief from business rates for 5 years on new fibre installed from April 2017 to the end of March 2022. There was a subsequent consultation on this run by the then DCLG, responsible for business rates.
Court upholds ASA’s cheesey fibre claims
The High Court has upheld the ASA's refusal to properly distinguish "full fibre" from copper based alternatives, turning down an appeal by CityFibre calling it to stop allowing operators to [...]
Are we heading for a market crash?
So, is there something exceptional about the recent new "all time highs" recorded by the FTSE 100? It is always interesting to look over the longer term. This data feed [...]
WTO – It just ain’t that simple . . .
I attended an interesting seminar yesterday on the practicalities of Britain operating under the WTO principles and rules post Brexit at Essex Court Chambers.There were presentations from Isabelle Van Damme, [...]
Time for a separated Openreach
BT share price graph If there was any need for further evidence for the need for a BT break up, this week's events provided it conclusively.The investment argument is [...]
Fibre Tax Relief
Very glad to see that after years of lobbying, the Budget contained some relief for new builders of fibre infrastructure. It is clear that the Treasury have properly grasped the [...]