Lightning Fibre owners seek code powers to expand network

Wed, 7/08/2024 - 09:54
Lightning Fibre

Lightning Fibre’s owners LF HOLDCO 2 have applied for Code Powers to facilitate the continued operation and extension of the altnet’s network.

LF HOLDCO 2 acquired the assets and business in February shortly before the altnet went into administration.

Its application reads: “The applicant intends to provide retail full fibre broadband services to residential and business customers, wholesale broadband access services to other ISPs and wholesale services to other providers.

“The Applicant intends to use Openreach’s PIA service to deploy its network in BT’s ducts as much as possible. However, it anticipates that the network will require new infrastructure where there is insufficient existing infrastructure.”

Lightning Fibre’s network currently serves several thousand customers in various parts of East Sussex and Tenderden in Kent.