On 13/06/16 20:11, Andrew Symons wrote:
I've reviewed the latest Openreach Literature and it is actually fairly clear
that any works to Increase Capacity at an existing site will incur ECC's
To be fair the wording that implied this is visible in documents dating back to
2010.
If you have access have a look at this one -
https://www.ciz-openreach.co.uk/Infrastructure/content/124/Excess-Construction-Charges-fact-sheet
Indeed, but I'm confused as this is contradicted by other literature
dated after that. Neil Christie already provided the link to the
training pack which is from January 2013 and I'd previously seen the FAQ
from July 2013 here:
https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/serviceproducts/excessconstructioncharges/excessconstructioncharges/downloads/ECC_FAQ130709.docx
"Q1. Are there any formal exemptions from construction costs?
A1. No. Excess Construction Charges are raised to cover the cost of
extending the network in accordance with the contract. However,
Openreach will not charge for access build which meets specific
criteria, such as:
- network which is planned to serve more than one end user site.
- increasing fibre capacity in existing routes.
Note:
These are chargeable on second routes for resilience. "
(which is prominently linked from the main ECC service page at
https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/serviceproducts/excessconstructioncharges/excessconstructioncharges.do
)
Regards,
Ben.
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Ben McKeegan
Netservers Limited
