Is this technically possible?

[jamoor]

We do have an upcoming internet problem, we need more speed and these needs will just increase in the future.

The longest term solution is for every single home/building to have fibre, I believe the sky is the limit when it comes to speed and reliability.

Is it possible to have one fibre network throughout the country and different companies pay to put their services through it? If so surely the public sector should be building this network as it's in the public interest and allowing anyone to use it, much like they build roads and rail for the public benefit?

 

[jamoor]

One upon a time we did care about maintaining a decent infrastructure but things have been neglected. New power stations haven't been built leaving us with reduced grid capacity and the telecoms network is full of corroding copper. Private companies today have no interest in the long term (neither do politicians, really), it's all about short term gains. They'll just do the bare minimum to maintain and then run off with the money once it fails. If we really cared about future proofing Internet access in this country then contractors of new homes would install Cat 5/6 as standard with a port to every bedroom and not the cheapest Cat 3 they can find.

This is what I mean, electricity came about and we managed to put that into every house.
The telephone came about and we managed to put that into every house.
Now the internet is essential and we should put tht into every house too.