Truespeed's next phase in Saltford - Winter 2021
Truespeed has announced today that they are going ahead with the next two phases building fibre to the home broadband in Saltford village. This covers the South East side and the North West side of the village leaving only the South West to follow, hopefully not too far behind. They have told me the budget has been approved, but they will need some who have registered an interest to convert to firm orders before they build. Of course, this is good news, but they remain a "sell and then build" business and not a "build and then sell". This means they get enough people to sign up to justify the cost of building the network before they start. It's sometimes frustrating for customers to wait, but it makes business sense. They are not a huge global business who can absorb a few mistakes along the way, and Saltford is a very brave project for Truespeed. Previously, they have focussed on rural villages who typically have extremely poor broadband speeds. If yo...