On 12/10/2020 11:14, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Considering getting full fibre instead of FTC as I have at the moment.
Does the existing phone line stay,

Generally the new fibre is completely separate from any existing POTS
install.

or does the new fibre cable include
provision for a basic analogue phone?

Yes, in more than one way, but they are likely not used at this stage.

The typical fibre cable that Openreach drop to the premises does
actually carry a single (very fine) copper pair as well that could in
theory carry a POTS line. However chances are the other end is not
actually connected to anything. (and apparently, the fitters don't like
trying use it since it has a hard PTFE insulation which is a bugger to
strip with breaking the cores!)

Going forward, the plan it to replace/retire the copper for the local
loop anyway, and the phone provision be provided by a VoIP adaptor on
the end of the fibre network.

(consumers ordering phone only systems would get a FTTP connection
running a 0.5 Mbps service feeding a VoIP terminator)



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Cheers,

John.

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