Reply to post: Re: No thanks

Openreach consults on shift of 16 MEEELLION phone lines to VoIP by 2025

Jon 37

Re: No thanks

My understanding was that with fiber, there is no powered intermediate distribution box (usually). The fiber goes from the exchange to one or more passive optical splitters and from there to your house. The splitters are unpowered, so are not affected by power cuts.

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