Openreach has extended the scope of its scheme offering fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) installation free of charge for new housing developments. As part of its commitment to the build-out of fibre ...

"These companies are still going to be raking in profits because they've cut corners left and right. The responsibility for all of those costs on the people who can't carry it," said Crystle Herrmann.

Several factors are driving the popularity of optical fiber cabling. Chief among those is the growth of high-tech applications that require the massive bandwidth fiber-optic cabling makes possible.