Technical Booklet M Physical Infrastructure for High Speed Communications Networks·Page 10·1.2, 1.3
Application and Scope
This section explains that the guidance applies to regulation 77B requirements for all buildings and multi-dwelling buildings, with some exceptions for isolated areas where high-speed connections are not feasible.
The guidance in this Technical Booklet relates to the requirements of regulation 77B. Regulation 77B(1) applies to all buildings and Regulation 77B(2) applies to multi-dwelling buildings. Regulation 77B applies through the application of Part A (Interpretation and general) and regulation 77A of the new Part M of the Building Regulations. Regulation 77A(2) provides for some particular occasions where regulation 77B does not apply.
In relation to regulation 77A(2)(b), an example of an isolated area where the prospect of a high-speed connection is considered too remote to justify equipping the building with high-speed-ready in-building physical infrastructure is one where –
(a) no duty is placed on a communications provider (under the Electronic Communications (Universal Service) Order 2003) to meet the full cost of installing a telephone line to the building; and
(b) satellite or other wireless high-speed services are all unavailable.
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