What’s the Game, Openreach?

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Last week, whilst I was on holiday, BT Openreach announced 156 new exchanges that will be upgraded to FTTC (Fibre-to-the-Cabinet).  The list can be found here:

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/4638-openreach-announce-156-new-fttc-locations-to-be-enabled.html

In a last-minute scramble, BT decided to add-in the 10 “winners” of the BT Race to Infinity Campaign that BT Retail (another part of BT) ran last year.

One might have thought that those who came 11th, 12th, 13th …..or even those in the top 50 in the BT Race to Infinity Campaign might have had a look-in.

But no, our neighbouring Parish, Brenchley, that came number 11 was not on the list.  Nor were we (at number 45) out of the so-called “eligible” 2,495 exchanges that the Race to Infinity Campaign were considering.

Interestingly again, none of the exchanges announced were in Kent.  Lindfield (which won our “Battle for the Downs”) is the only recognisable exchange on the list.  But the winner for the Battle of the North Downs is nowhere to be seen.

We played by the rules for the BT Race to Infinity Campaign.  But clearly there are other rules to this game.

What is the Game Openreach?  And how can we play (and have a chance of winning)?  Or should we go and sell Kent to France Telecom/Orange?  Or even the Dutch?  After all, they often feel closer than London!