If you own the lane and verges along which the existing telephone line passes then you would have the benefit of a wayleave agreement with Openreach that basically gives Openreach the right to install, keep and maintain their telecommunications infrastructure. If the only premises served are your own then there may not be a written wayleave agreement but an inferred agreement that allows Openreach to install, keep and maintain their telecommunications infrastructure to provide the service to your premises.
Other providers would usually seek the landowner's wayleave agreement before installing but there is an expectation that existing poles and ducts will be shared by Openreach so long as capacity is available.
So, key questions:
- How is your existing telephone service delivered?
- Is it Openreach or another provider delivering Full Fibre to your area?
All providers will usually do a maildrop to all local residents to let them know what's happening and when.
