Re: Fibre
"What we should be doing is a gradual rollout of FTTP to all the rural places that can't get 40Mbit FTTC, and retiring all the rural copper (& other metal) phone wires."
The current rollout is aimed at delivering the most coverage as quickly as possible, with around 95% coverage in each area completed. Yes, even current areas receiving fibre are not getting 100% coverage due to challenges with both access and cost.
If the rollout was done to rural not spots first, you would likely be looking at 10+ year wait to roll out fibre to urban areas and a very low ROI. Instead, you will see urban areas addressed until around 50% of the population is covered and hopefully (not guaranteed) rule changes around access that would allow some of the rural properties to be connected for much less than the current costs.
Having said that, 5G on taller masts maybe a faster and more economic solution for many rural areas.
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