BTwatch

Openreach eases fibre build, puts the hammer down on connections

and 2026-11-05T17:10:00

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Source: BT

Incumbent will miss its year-end 25 million premises target, but a three-month extension barely dents BT’s increasingly upbeat fibre narrative. The bigger question is whether surging take-up can now translate into the cash flow and retail growth.

This article includes:

  • Themes: Broadband ARPU; Fibre broadband; Fibre take-up; Fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP); Free cash flow; Network investment; Pension deficit; Retail broadband.
  • Events: BT Q2/H1 FY26–27 results.
  • People: Allison Kirkby; Andrew Lee; Patricia Cobian.
  • Geographic: UK.
  • Organisations: BT; BT Consumer; BT Pension Scheme; Goldman Sachs; Openreach.

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