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Local full fibre: who builds where, and what it costs
Independent full fibre networks are often cheaper than BT, Sky or Virgin Media for the same speed. These are the main ones, what they charge on a standard contract, and where they build. Listed alphabetically.
Providers
| Provider | Where | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Fibre | London's biggest full fibre network | £15 a month | 5Gbps |
| Connect Fibre | Full fibre for towns and villages in the East and the Midlands | £25 a month | 2Gbps |
| Gigaclear | Rural full fibre across southern and central England | £19 a month | 900Mbps |
| Hey! Broadband | Full fibre in towns across the South East | £23 a month | 900Mbps |
| Lightning Fibre | Full fibre in East Sussex, Brighton and Worthing | £22 a month | 2.5Gbps |
| toob | Cheap gigabit broadband on the South Coast and in 90+ towns | £18 a month | 2.3Gbps |
| Trooli | Full fibre in Kent and the wider South East | £19.99 a month | 5Gbps |
| Zzoomm | Full fibre for smaller towns across England | £20 a month | 2.3Gbps |
Standard new-customer prices on the longest contract, from each provider’s listing, checked 9th November 2026. Offers change often; the provider’s site has the price for your address.
By region
- London
- Community Fibre, Hey! Broadband
- South East
- Gigaclear, Hey! Broadband, Lightning Fibre, toob, Trooli, Zzoomm
- East of England
- Connect Fibre, Gigaclear, Hey! Broadband, toob, Trooli
- East Midlands
- Connect Fibre, Gigaclear, toob
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Connect Fibre, toob, Zzoomm
- North West
- Connect Fibre, toob, Zzoomm
- North East
- toob
- Scotland
- toob
- Wales
- None of these yet. The national providers below cover most homes.
- Northern Ireland
- None of these yet. The national providers below cover most homes.
The national providers
Available at most addresses, over Openreach or Virgin Media’s network. Each opens the provider’s own address checker.
- BT (opens BT’s website in a new tab)
- EE (opens EE’s website in a new tab)
- Plusnet (opens Plusnet’s website in a new tab)
- Sky (opens Sky’s website in a new tab)
- TalkTalk (opens TalkTalk’s website in a new tab)
- Virgin Media (opens Virgin Media’s website in a new tab)
- Vodafone (opens Vodafone’s website in a new tab)
Opens the provider’s own site. Some providers pay Tely when you join; that never changes the order or the figures.
On benefits? Social tariffs start at £12.50 a month.
Questions
- What is an altnet?
- An alternative network: a company building its own full fibre instead of using Openreach, BT's network. Most build in particular towns or regions, and they're often cheaper than the big national providers.
- Are local full fibre providers cheaper?
- Often. Standard 24-month prices start at £15 a month for 150Mbps, and several sell 900Mbps to 1Gbps for £23 to £29 a month. Watch for how the price rises: some go up each April, and Gigaclear's offer price more than doubles after 18 months.
- How do I know if I can get one?
- Check your postcode on each provider's site. Most build street by street, so a neighbour a few roads away may get it before you.
- Will full fibre work for Freely and streaming?
- Yes. Freely needs 10Mbps; every plan here is 150Mbps or faster.