New-build estate residents slam firm’s internet monopoly

New-build estate residents slam firm’s internet monopoly

KentOnline’s consumer champion visited a new-build estate where people report being “stuck” with one broadband provider whose service could improve.

New Kent UK Homeowners Criticise Persimmon Over FTTP Broadband Monopoly

Residents living in new build homes on the ‘Mascalls Grange Estate’ in Paddock Wood (Kent, England), which was constructed by Persimmon Homes, have called for help after suffering a “nightmare” of protracted broadband outages. But locals have been unable to escape the developer’s sibling ISP, FibreNest, because they have a “monopoly” over the area. The situation will be a familiar one to ISPreview’s readers because we’ve touched on it a few time…