How do we control the wholesale price, contract length, delivery SLA etc sold via the platform?

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• How many wholesale connections are transacted via the platform per month/quarter/year?

  That is not something we can share. However, we have stress-tested the platform and it is possible to handle the entire UK connection and switching requirement.

• Is an order automatically accepted via the platform or is there a time period for the wholesale operator to accept or reject an order?

  No, all orders must be accepted by the wholesaler. This could be automatically by their own system sending the relevant message to CWP, but the platform does not accept orders automatically on behalf of the wholesaler.

• How quickly is it possible to connect to your platform?

  As soon as you are activated, you can use the portal to add products and UPRN (if you are a wholesale ACP) and place orders or progress switch requests (if you are a retail RCP). Our open APIs also become available immediately for you to consume and ...

• How quick is it to sign up to the platform?

  5-10 minutes, it’s an automated process that's completed via the website https://cwpuk.org/join-cwp/. Once signed up and the first Direct Debit it processed, we have a manual credit check process. Following this, we aim to complete in 2 days, when we ...

• What is the target in 2023 in terms of wholesale operators you want connected to the platform?

  This is a part of our business plan and something only shared with the CWP Board. However, we are seeking to attract a large proportion of the 80+ full fibre operators in the UK in the coming year.