I live in central London. Within the congestion zone. Fifteen minutes' walk from St Paul's cathedral, and on a main road.
I want fibre broadband as my broadband is insufficient for a zoom call after 3pm when schools kick out.
FINALLY the cable was laid down the street and providers acknowledged its existence so I ordered it early this year from Sky. A bloke turned up from Openreach, said "look there's a box in the pavement 3' from your house. I'll be back next week." He came the next week and went away. I was told I'd get an update in a month's time. That update said I'd get another update in six months' time.
This is like the 1980s but worse. Bloke who came to fit my smart meter said he'd been doing fibre broadband until recently and a six months wait was perfectly normal, there are no staff to do it. (It took six months to get the smart meter fitted and running.)
And, to be fair to Openreach, it must cost £1000 to dig up the pavement and run a cable to my house. And they'll get - what - £5 per month for it.
All bonkers.
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