KCOM bows to pressure, launches PIA to end Hull’s ‘Pole Wars’

Cameron Page2025-08-01T13:37:00

Source: Graham Stuart, MP

Better later than never: Hull incumbent debuts Physical Infrastructure Access wholesale infra product fourteen years behind Openreach, giving rivals Connexin and MS3 long-coveted access to assets for fibre rollout…

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Themes: 10Gbps symmetrical speeds; Access to Infrastructure Regulations (ATI Regulations); Anti-competitive behaviour; Asset-light approach; Broadband infrastructure; Capital investment; Ducts and poles; Infrastructure sharing; Network rollout; Passive infrastructure; Physical Infrastructure Access (PIA); Rural areas; Significant Market Power (SMP); Telegraph poles; Telecoms Access Review (TAR); XGS-PON.
Events: KCOM PIA launch; Zen Internet podcast.
People: Furqan Alamgir; Graham Stuart; Guy Miller; Jan Collins; Members of Parliaments (MPs); Richard Schäfer; Richard Tang; Tim Shaw.
Geographic: Beverley; East Yorkshire; Holderness; Hull; North Lincolnshire; Scunthorpe; UK.
Organisations: CityFibre; Connexin; Grain; KCOM; MS3 Networks (MS3); Netomnia; Ofcom; Openreach; Zen Internet.

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