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<p>The Government published its Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR) in July
2018, setting out its strategy for delivering its target for a nationwide full fibre
broadband network by 2033. On 29 October, DCMS published two of the consultations
promised in the FTIR, on new legislation to reform existing access agreement arrangements
to provide a right of entry for communication providers in cases of absentee landlords,
and to ensure full fibre connections to new build developments. At Budget, the Government
also announced £200m from the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) to further
support the deployment of full fibre to the commercially most difficult to reach premises.
In its October Connected Nations report, Ofcom confirmed that full fibre coverage
had reached 1.4 million premises in May 2018, up from less than 900,000 premises in
May 2017. Commitments to full fibre rollout from industry have also continued, for
example with CityFibre recently announcing a £2.5 billion investment plan to expand
its full fibre network to 5 million homes.</p>
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