Openreach has announced a further 163 new exchange locations where it will stop selling traditional copper-based phone and broadband services in favour of full fibre and connections and digital services.
The company, whose network is used by many of the UK’s biggest broadband and phone providers, has a rolling policy to stop selling legacy analogue products and services when full fibre becomes available to at least 75% of premises in each exchange.
Broadband providers such as BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone are given a year’s notice of such ‘stop sell’ decisions after which customers who want to switch, upgrade or renew their broadband or phone service will have to take a new digital service.
Customers covered by exchanges not yet able to deliver Ultrafast Full Fibre at their premises can stay on their existing copper based service until Full Fibre becomes available.
By the start of June , ‘stop sell’ rules will have already been activated in 943 exchanges covering more than eight million premises.
James Lilley, Openreach’s Managed Customer Migrations Manager, said: “We’re moving to a digital world and Openreach is helping with that transformation by rolling out ultrafast, ultra-reliable, and future-proofed digital Full Fibre across the UK.
“This game changing technology will become the backbone of our economy for decades to come, supporting every aspect of our public services, businesses, industries, and daily lives.
“Already, our Full Fibre network is available to 18 million homes and businesses, with 6.5 million premises currently taking a service.
“The stop sell programme is a critical part of ensuring that the UK’s communication infrastructure is ready to meet the demands of the future.
“Taking advantage of the progress of our Full Fibre build and encouraging people to upgrade where a majority can access our new network is the right thing to do as it makes no sense, both operationally and commercially, to keep the old copper network and our new fibre network running side-by-side.
“As copper’s ability to support modern communications declines, the immediate focus is getting people onto newer, future proofed technologies.”
| Exchange Name | Exchange Location |
| Chapel End | Nuneaton |
| East | Birmingham |
| Fallings Park | Wolverhampton |
| Furnace End | Shustoke |
| Haseley Knob | Fen End |
| Lichfield | Lichfield |
| Toll Bar | Coventry |
| Clacton | Clacton-on-Sea |
| Canvey Island | Canvey Island |
| Dane End | Ware |
| Hertford Town | Hertford |
| Highwoods | Colchester |
| Lakenheath | Lakenheath |
| Norwich North | Norwich |
| Ormesby | Hemsby |
| Whitton | Ipswich |
| Basford | Nottingham |
| Birstall | Birstall |
| Broughton | Broughton (Kettering) |
| Northampton | Northampton (Northamptonshire) |
| Parwich | Parwich |
| Peterborough | Peterborough |
| Shirebrook | Shirebrook |
| Surfleet | Surfleet Seas End |
| Tamworth | Tamworth |
| Whittlesey | Whittlesey |
| Wymondham | Wymondham (Melton) |
| Wisbech | Wisbech |
| Armadale | Armadale |
| Abbey St Bathans | Abbey St Bathans |
| Avonbridge | Avonbridge |
| Dundee Baxter | Dundee |
| Dundee Claverhouse | Dundee |
| Forfar | Forfar |
| Inverkeithing | Rosyth |
| Ashton In Makerfield | Greater Manchester – Wigan |
| Churchtown | Southport |
| Cleveleys | Thornton (Wyre) |
| Orrell | Greater Manchester – Wigan |
| Preston | Preston (Lancashire) |
| Rochdale | Greater Manchester – Rochdale |
| Standish | Greater Manchester – Wigan |
| Ulverston | Ulverston |
| Goodmayes | Greater London – Redbridge |
| South Ockendon | South Ockendon |
| St Albans | St Albans |
| Byfleet | Woking |
| Greenhithe | Swanscombe |
| Mitcham | Greater London – Merton |
| Redhill | Redhill (Surrey) |
| Woolwich | Greater London – Greenwich |
| Padgate | Warrington |
| Stanley | Liverpool |
| Edgware | Greater London – Harrow |
| Harrow | Greater London – Harrow |
| Mill Hill | Greater London – Barnet |
| Ashton | Greater Manchester – Tameside |
| Moss Side | Greater Manchester – Manchester |
| Cullingworth | Wilsden |
| Hemingbrough | Hemingbrough |
| Howden | Howden |
| Sowerby Bridge | Halifax |
| Newington | Newington |
| Snodland | Snodland |
| Westgate | Margate |
| West Malling | Ditton |
| Coxhoe | Bowburn |
| Durham | Durham |
| East Layton | Melsonby |
| Saltburn | Saltburn-by-the-Sea |
| Sunderland North | Sunderland |
| Whitburn | Whitburn |
| Glenanne | Unmapped |
| Loughgall | Unmapped |
| Newtownhamilton | Unmapped |
| Banff | Banff |
| Baltasound | Baltasound |
| Carrbridge | Carrbridge |
| Eday | Dishes |
| Forres | Forres |
| Peterhead | Peterhead |
| Uyeasound | Clivocast |
| Gosport | Gosport |
| Peacehaven | Peacehaven |
| Polegate | Polegate |
| Seaford | Seaford |
| Beauchief | Sheffield |
| Bentley | Bentley (Doncaster) |
| Kiveton | Kiveton Park |
| Louth | Louth |
| Lincoln Subs | Lincoln |
| Roxton | Keelby |
| Spalford | North Scarle |
| Dunstable | Dunstable |
| Long Compton | Long Compton |
| Broad Hinton | Broad Hinton |
| Calne | Calne |
| Fishponds | Bristol |
| Lacock | Lacock |
| Pill | Pill |
| Yatton | Yatton |
| Amesbury | Amesbury |
| Ludgershall | Ludgershall (Wiltshire) |
| Tidworth | Tidworth |
| Weymouth | Weymouth |
| Ammanford | Ammanford |
| Dale | St Ishmael’s |
| Haverfordwest | Haverfordwest |
| Crucorney | Llanthony |
| Llanishen | Cardiff |
| Porthcawl | Porthcawl |
| Pontypool | Newport (Newport) |
| Bargoed | Newport (Newport) |
| Tonypandy | Tonypandy |
| Treorchy | Treorchy |
| Tredunnock | Llangybi |
| Reading South | Reading |
| Badsey | Badsey |
| Ipstones | Ipstones |
| Longton | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Studley | Redditch |
| Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth |
| Bodorgan | Malltraeth |
| Bow Street | Aberystwyth |
| Caerwys | Caerwys |
| Castle Caereinion | Castle Caereinion |
| Christleton | Waverton |
| Chester North | Chester |
| Ellesmere | Ellesmere |
| Ffestiniog | Llan Ffestiniog |
| Glyn Ceiriog | Trevor |
| Harlech | Harlech |
| Llandrillo | Llandrillo |
| Llanwrtyd Wells | Llanwrtyd Wells |
| Maentwrog | Gellilydan |
| Northop | Northop |
| Oswestry | Croesowallt |
| Valley | Valley |
| Telford | Telford |
| Wormelow | King’s Thorn |
| Ardwell | Port Logan |
| Ballantrae | Ballantrae |
| Bankshill | Lockerbie |
| Blantyre | Blantyre |
| Cambusnethan | Wishaw |
| Chapelknowe | Chapelknowe |
| Crossford | Crossford |
| Greengairs | Greengairs |
| Johnstone Bridge | Johnstonebridge |
| Kilwinning | Kilwinning |
| Sanquhar | Sanquhar |
| Turnberry | Maidens |
| Tweedsmuir | Biggar |
| Bridestowe | Bridestowe |
| Chard | Chard |
| Churston | Paignton |
| Crediton | Crediton |
| Langtree | Langtree |
| Nanpean | St Stephen |
| Par | St Blazey |
| Silverton | Silverton |
| South Petherton | South Petherton |
| Yeovil | Yeovil |