Building Broadband Homes

Following a recommendation by the Broadband Stakeholder Group, the (then) ODPM carried out a public consultation on the issue of ducting to and around new buildings.  The consultation document can be found on the DCLG website:

• (Broadband), Building Regulations and Electronic Communications Services (March - June 2003)

Related publication

Data Ducting Infrastructure for New Homes - Guidance Note. This non-mandatory technical guidance is designed to increase awareness of data infrastructure issues and promote good practice. It describes the different ways in which data infrastuctures can be confgured - both outside and inside dwellings.  It shows some of the options available in terms of layout, size of ducts, chambers and trenching on site, and possible ways of delivering ducting in single and multi - occupied dwellings. It lists the most common standards applying.