On 10/11/2020 09:35, T i m wrote:
so why does that need that couldn't have been catered for via the std
communal cabling system ... and what new build wouldn't have built in
ducting for such things, allowing for any retro-fit to any flat from
the communal comms cupboard? [1]

Sky+ needed two feeds from the multiswitch to each wallplate.
They rarely put ducting or indeed any future-proofing in any domestic
new-build. After Sky+ came out a lot of builders wouldn't even have two
feeds put in, and this led to all sorts of unhappiness. Google 'stackers
+ satellite"

Bill