Well, the UKs priority has been getting FTTC to as many people as possible. Which has worked IMO. I would much prefer 99% FTTC coverage like the UK has with 20%

Well, the UKs priority has been getting FTTC to as many people as possible. Which has worked IMO. I would much prefer 99% FTTC coverage like the UK has with 20% FTTP in 2021, vs many other countries which have higher FTTP with ADSL everywhere else (I'm aware there are exceptions to that rule). 80/20 is more than usable these days, 10/1 ADSL isn't. You've got to remember that nearly 60% of people have VM so can get gigabit down (but pretty poor upload as you said). The best alternative is 4G/5G btw. Can easily get 500mbit/sec up on 5G on vodafones £60 plan if you can get 5G from them.