> tell that to the UK countryside The UK countryside has already come a long way from where it was 5–10 years ago. The problem with the UK is the regulatory/g

> tell that to the UK countryside The UK countryside has already come a long way from where it was 5–10 years ago. The problem with the UK is the regulatory/government environment. The incumbent (BT) were given a large chunk of money 20 years ago for fibre deployment, but they were allowed to cherry-pick their deployments and so inevitably chose the low-hanging-fruit of the conurbations. I would think 100% FTTC coverage will happen sooner than you think. FTTP clearly harder to forecast, most likely another 5–10 years, sadly. You might see better 5G coverage sooner, of course.