DCLG







This AD supports requirement R1 of Schedule 1 to the
Building Regulations 2010. Requirement R1 is to equip new buildings, and
existing buildings subject to major renovation works, with the physical
infrastructure to facilitate the future installation of copper cables, fibre or
wireless devises capable of delivering broadband speeds greater than 30 Mbps.







The requirement is to provide only the in-building physical
infrastructure, not the external infrastructure or any network cabling or
equipment. Note that a standard copper telephone cable, when connected to a
'fibre to the cabinet' network, can deliver broadband speeds up to 70 Mbps.







This AD takes effect on 1 January 2017 for use in
England. It does not apply to work started before 1 January 2017, or work
subject to a building notice, full plans application or initial notice
submitted before that date.







Requirement R1 transposes article 8 of Directive
2014/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on
measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications
networks.