BPF Electronic Communications Code (ECC) briefing

Property owners stand to gain immensely from the fast rollout of high-speed telecommunications. Both residential and commercial buildings with good connectivity are more productive, more attractive to tenants and better places to be. There are however some significant problems with the how the Electronic Communications Code (ECC) is working, despite amendments made to the legislation in 2017. These issues are discouraging property owners from hosting telecommunications equipment and have facilitated a breakdown in the relationships between site providers and operators, all to the detriment of connectivity.