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Hi,
Looking for a bit of advice or thoughts from the forum for the following question, excuse the rambling nature of the question.
BT have won the contract to deliver faster broadband in rural Gloucestershire and Herefordshire which now goes under the title of Fastershire.    The web site created states that its not possible to state when exchanges will be enabled for a variety of reasons so as consumers we simply have to wait to be told when.
However I assume as part of being awarded the contract and being able to state that 90% of properties would be completed by 2016 that a plan must exist with an approximate order in which exchanges will be enabled as part of the contracting process.  
Do you think it ought to be possible or fair to request, in this case to know where my exchange. Tirley,  would be in the planned schedule for example first 10% ,   last 10% in the middle.   
I have poor broadband speed due to the distance from the exchange and cannot easily work from home and if we are at the back of the queue I would look to make alternative provision moving away from BT (wireless options exsit but need a 2 year commitment and multiple subscribers in the locality)  until the rollout reaches the area.  
Appreciate any thoughts
Simon
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Hi simon5705,
Openreach have been awarded the contact to install, rollout and manage the fibre infrastructure to Herefordshire and Gloucestershire between 2013 and the end of 2016.
The scheme has been set-up by Herefordshire Council and Gloucestershire County Council in partnership with BTplc (Openreach) to extend the rollout on-top of the "Superfast-Openreach" Commercial fibre broadband rollout.
 As it is being rolled out, done and managed by Openreach as well being managed by Herefordshire Council and Gloucestershire County Council, BT Retail (a communication provider/ISP whom operates this forum) does not have much say as to when and if you will be able to get fibre broadband (FTTC or FTTP or equivalent) as that is up-to Openreach, Herefordshire Council and Gloucestershire County Council.
Looking at the fastershire FAQs here ( http://www.fastershire.com/questions-and-answers ) it states 
" Fibre broadband is being rolled out across both Herefordshire and Gloucestershire between 2013 and the end of 2016. From summer 2013 you will be able to check maps on this website to see which phase of delivery your area is in, and you will also be able to put your postcode into our postcode checker to see if you can get it yet. This will also tell you which telephone exchange area you fall within. "
Also as it's a local council scheme you will need to contact them for information.
The contact email is [email protected] though they may not have finalised the plans yet.
Hope that helps,
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