OpenEir fibre network question

DopeTech

If a house has been connected to the openeir fibre network for 2+ years is there any reason why other ISPs would not be able to take over the line? Parents have been with eir for past 2 years but Pure telecom told them Pure don’t service their area yet.

Is it a case that eir keep exclusivity of the line for a defined amount of time or something?

The Real B-man

Once your out of contract you can change to to one of the 29 retail providers openeir is a wholesale network your current isp just happens to be eir.

DopeTech

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122619201#Comment_122619201

that’s what I thought but why would pure say they are not available at the eircode?

The Cush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122619223#Comment_122619223

Retail internet providers can decide where they provide their service, not all providers are available nationwide.

There are access and backhaul costs for retail providers to access the wholesale fibre network, this will be a factor in their decision to offer a service in any particular area.

I imagine providing a service to a mainly rural area is less lucrative than an urban area while the interconnect costs are similar.

I remember when NBI began their NBP rollout retail providers could interconnect at a local POP or interconnect at one of the main data centres in Dublin, with an additional cost of the core fibre backhaul to Dublin.