Commenting on the announcement that Sky will offer free fibre broadband for a year, Ernest Doku, telecoms expert at **Uswitch.com, says:** “Fibre broadband needs an awareness boost, and Sky’s deal might help. Less than a third of standard broadband users believe they can get superfast fibre broadband in their area, despite it now being available to almost eight in 10 UK households.
“Free is never quite free, of course, as there’s line rental at £16.40 per month to budget for, but it’s a solid introductory deal for those wanting faster home broadband speeds.
“Anyone interested should note the 25GB download limit. To put that in context, you could stream around four films in high definition for that amount of data.
“Given that fibre is designed for heavier users, it might not be enough for families or people who are avid streamers and downloaders of games, movies, box sets and music.
“As Sky is offering the option of unlimited fibre for those willing to pay for it, they are probably hoping people will end up upgrading to the premium fibre service in time, as customers get a taste for the benefits of fibre broadband.”
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