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Recently there haven't been many announcements regarding Project Lightning.
Could VM have been waiting for the business rates announcement before continuing ahead? Is the £3bn already walled-off for Project Lightning or could the project hit a financial wall due to the business rates hike? Maybe we don't know for sure - what are your opinions on this? |
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Their view may have changed since then? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...-more-network/ |
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The cash has been assigned to the product and work is in progress. They haven't had any major announcements all that recently but there is work ongoing nationwide.
The stuff below is FTTP. https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2016/10/24.png The business rates changes may threaten future expansion, what they are doing right now was always intended as a first phase only, but this phase is pretty secure. |
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We are very busy planning the build, you will only hear something when an area is completed and ready for customers.
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Yes, well, perhaps keeping people more informed so that they don't end up contracting with someone else prior to the build would be useful.
In my experience the big reason why this doesn't happen is that VM have no idea when they'll be building to areas and not committing to dates saves breaking them. |
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That's fair enough. I ask because I have leafleted a significant number of people in an area between 0.6km and 2km from an existing active duct in an area with a fair amount stranded plant and EO telephone lines. I sent a map to VM, also.
I'll have to wait and see whether we become part of a following phase. |
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Which area are you?
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Northampton (Wootton Area)
Eastern side of the A45, south of the Newport Pagnell Road |
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Doesn't seem likely. More likely they can't keep to the plans. |
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The whole business has undergone a massive shift over the last 2 years.
Make no mistake, expansion and growth are "the" priorities for VM. They announced a fairly sizeable build program a few months ago, that they haven't even started yet. It will be a big while yet before any another announcements are made, let's just build what we have said first. |
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I just noticed that Broughton in Northamptonshire does appear to be planned.
https://i.sli.mg/fP6ESV.png However - that is not the same place as "Broughton Astley" which is in Leicestershire, which was announced here: http://www.cityam.com/245296/these-n...fibre-premises Thought that was mildly interesting! |
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