US EditionFull list of 163 new Openreach exchange areas - and what it means for broadband bills
- Openreach announced 163 upgraded exchanges today as part of its May 2025 FTTP Priority Exchange Stop Sell programme.
- This update follows Openreach's plan to stop selling copper-based services where over 75% of premises can access full fibre lines.
- The programme aims to replace legacy copper with gigabit-capable FTTP, covering 18.3 million UK premises currently and targeting 25 million by December 2026.
- Openreach will begin stop sell in these 163 areas from June 5, 2026, contributing to a total of 1,516 exchanges undergoing upgrades or stop sell measures.
- This gradual migration to all-IP full fibre networks will continue through 2027, eventually leading to the closure of up to 4,600 copper exchanges after 2030.
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Full list of 163 new Openreach exchange areas - and what it means for broadband bills
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Openreach Name 163 More UK Areas for Copper to FTTP Switch – Tranche 20
Openreach (BT) has released the next May 2025 batch of exchanges (Tranche 20) in their “FTTP Priority Exchange Stop Sell” programme, which reflects areas where over 75% of premises are able to get full fibre lines and will thus stop selling copper based legacy phone and broadband products (i.e. FTTP becomes the only product option). Currently, there are two schemes for moving away from old copper lines and services, which can sometimes cross ove…
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