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copper products

We have two types of copper product: local loop unbundling (LLU) and wholesale line rental 3 (WLR3).

Local loop unbundling (LLU)

This gives you direct access to our copper cables, and lets you install your own equipment in and near to exchanges. That means you can connect your customers’ lines to your own network – so you can offer them similar options to WLR3.

Wholesale line rental 3 (WLR3)

This lets you offer your own-brand phone service on our network using our copper cables and networking equipment. We maintain the network so you can concentrate on providing services to your customers. We offer three WLR3 choices:

  • WLR3 PSTN Basic and Premium (this is finishing at the end of 2025 and will affect some of our other    products: see details and key dates)
  • WLR3 ISDN2
  • WLR3 ISDN30.

Using WLR3 means you agree to Ofcom’s general conditions of entitlement.

Discover the products that make up our copper range:

LLU

  • MPF & SMPF

    MPF (metallic path facility) and SMPF (shared metallic path facility) let you offer phone and broadband services over the Openreach copper network. They’re local loop unbundling (LLU) products.
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  • Access Locate and Access Locate Plus

    Including Access Locate, Distant Location and co-mingling
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  • Broadband Enabling Technology (BET)

    Broadband Enabling Technology (BET) from Openreach offers basic broadband at places which are a long way from the exchange, with either 1Mbps or 2Mbps downloads.
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  • Sub Loop Unbundling (SLU)

    Sub Loop Unbundling (SLU) lets you link to our network to offer your customers broadband.
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  • Copper contracts

    Information about Openreach Local Loop Unbundling (LLU), Wholesale Line Rental 3 (WLR3) and Sub Loop Unbundling (SLU) contracts, including supporting documents and changes.
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  • Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)

    Local loop unbundling (LLU) lets you connect your network directly to the local network to offer your own products and services.
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  • SOTAP

    SOTAP lets you provide broadband and IP phone services using a copper path between network terminating equipment (NTE) at your customers’ premises and a main distribution or jumper frame at the exchange.
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WLR3

  • Wholesale Analogue Access (PSTN)

    With Wholesale Analogue Access you can re-sell an Openreach line to your customers. You also get access to a range of reporting and management tools.
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  • Wholesale Line Rental 3 (WLR3) Premium

    WLR3 Premium adds lots of extra features to your WLR3 service. These include faster repair times, call divert capabilities, service management centre support, access to tighter appointment slots and named engineer services.
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  • Wholesale Digital Access ISDN2

    With Wholesale Digital Access (WLR3) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN2e) you can offer your own-branded phone services over the Openreach digital network.
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  • Wholesale Digital Access ISDN30

    With Wholesale Digital Access (WLR3) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN2e) you can offer your own-branded phone services over the Openreach digital network.
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  • Copper contracts

    Information about Openreach Local Loop Unbundling (LLU), Wholesale Line Rental 3 (WLR3) and Sub Loop Unbundling (SLU) contracts, including supporting documents and changes.
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