They will be able to install the cabinets and other related infrastructure on public land without local councils' permission in England.

BBC: Broadband street cabinets 'to get camouflage'

As part of that initiative, planning permission rules have been changed to make it easier for firms to install broadband cabinets on streets.

BBC: Broadband street cabinets 'to get camouflage'

Engineers will ultimately lay around 17, 500km of optical fibre cable and install around 3, 000 new fibre broadband cabinets in streets across Wales to improve broadband speeds and benefit homes and businesses.

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