Telephone Exchange
Farnell Telephone Exchange

Fibre Enabled

BT Broadband Fibre to the Cabinet services are available to customers connected to the Farnell exchange. Most customers can now upgrade from ADSL to fibre internet. BT Broadband is supplied via the Openreach Network. BT Broadband



GoFibre Full Fibre is availble in the Farnell area. GoFibre is also available to selected properties around the Farnell area offering full fibre broadband. Prices start from only £12.50 per month for Full Fibre Broadband. Forget the Copper, GoFibre. Real fibre with GoFibre 150 broadband all the way to your home from only £12.50 per month! GoFibre

Local Authority = Angus Council

UK area dialling code (STD code) for the Farnell exchange is 01674

International dialling code for the Farnell exchange is +44 1674 or 0044 1674

The Farnell exchange is in the Montrose group of exchanges.

6 telephone exchanges form this regional grouping.

Farnell

Exchange Address

Located at :-
British Telecom,
Telephone Exchange,
Farnell,
BRECHIN.
DD9 6UH

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Farnell -> Angus -> Scotland

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Exchange Location



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Openreach Identifer

  • Network identifier code for the Farnell exchange is ESFAR

Fibre To The Cabinet

  • The Farnell exchange provides fibre services.

21CN WBC

  • This exchange has not been 21CN WBC enabled

ADSL Max

  • The Farnell exchange has been enabled for ADSL Max since March 2006

ADSL

  • The Farnell telephone exchange in Angus was enabled for ADSL in July 2005

Ofcom Classification

  • The BT exchange, Farnell is classified by Ofcom as:- Market 1.

Historic Fact

  • Before PhONE Day On 16th April 1995, the STD Code For This Exchange Was 0674 82
GoFibre Full Fibre is availble in the Farnell area.

PSTN Network Switch Off In 2027

Openreach and the wider UK telecoms industry are retiring the old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and associated copper-based services as part of the move to an all-digital, internet-protocol (IP) based network.

The PSTN and associated wholesale copper services - including traditional analogue phone lines, ISDN2, ISDN30 and other legacy products - are being withdrawn.

These services historically relied on copper wiring connected from exchanges to premises. They will be replaced with digital alternatives such as Full Fibre (FTTP) and IP-based broadband services like SOGEA, SOGFAST and other All-IP products.

Originally planned for December 2025, the final withdrawal of the PSTN network has been rescheduled to 31 January 2027 to give more time for migration, particularly for vulnerable customers and specialist services. By this date, all legacy services that depend on the PSTN must be transitioned off the copper network.

Openreach have not identified the Farnell Exchange as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' and the 'Stop Sell' date was September 2023.

Stop Sell is triggered when a majority (75%) of premises connected to a particular exchange can get ultrafast Full Fibre. Customers who then want to switch, upgrade or re-grade their broadband or phone service will have to take a new digital service over their new Full Fibre network.