That used to be the case - but it's rapidly becoming standard to be directly connected to fibre. I believe that something like 60% of UK premises have a fibre c

That used to be the case - but it's rapidly becoming standard to be directly connected to fibre. I believe that something like 60% of UK premises have a fibre connection available and I expect that all the providers will push folks off copper as fast as they can. Because copper is a pain in the arse compared to fibre (for the provider). For the consumer copper has one key positive that fibre just doesn't - it works in a power cut.