Amended legislation means that landlords will not be able to prevent broadband firms from upgrading their service in blocks of flats.
Previously, tenants living in the UK’s estimated 480,000 blocks of flats and apartments (also known as multi-dwelling units or MDUs) would usually have had to wait for a landlord’s permission to have a broadband operator enter their building to install a faster connection.
These access rights are essential for the delivery of broadband upgrades as operators are unable to deploy their services without first obtaining permission, either from the landowner or a court, to install their equipment.