Fibre to the Premises services are available to customers connected to the Elvanfoot exchange. Most customers can now upgrade from ADSL to fibre internet. BT Broadband is supplied via the Openreach Network. BT Broadband
| BT Product * | Speed | Reward Value ** | Deal Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superfast Fibre 2 | 50-73Mbps | £60 BT Reward Card | 17th April 2026 |
| Full Fibre 150 | 150Mbps | £85 BT Reward Card | 17th April 2026 |
| Full Fibre 300 | 300Mbps | £90 BT Reward Card | 17th April 2026 |
| Full Fibre 500 | 500Mbps | £100 BT Reward Card | 17th April 2026 |
| Full Fibre 900 | 900Mbps | £150 BT Reward Card | 17th April 2026 |
* All packages on 24 Month Contract
** A BT Virtual Reward Card is a pre-loaded, digital Mastercard given as a bonus with certain BT broadband deals, allowing you to spend the loaded amount online or over the phone anywhere Mastercard is accepted, without waiting for a physical card. It functions like a prepaid debit card, with details (card number, CVV, expiry) accessed via your online BT account, and you typically claim it after your new service is fully installed and past the cooling-off period. Its value typically ranges from £50 to £150. To qualify for the card, you need to order a product or service from BT online.
Elvanfoot Exchange is on the Exchange Activate Program
What is Exchange Activate?
As part of BT Wholesales' broadband access offering, there are a number of smaller exchanges which are broadband enabled as part of the 'Broadband Activate' programme. This allows Openreach to provide fixed rate ADSL services (up to 512k) to a number of remote communities as part of joint funding with local government and/or authorities.
Exchanges, including the Elvanfoot exchange have limited capacity for broadband service and can only be ordered as a 512k service. If capacity exists you can order this limited service.
Local Authority = South Lanarkshire Council
UK area dialling code (STD code) for the Elvanfoot exchange is 01864
International dialling code for the Elvanfoot exchange is +44 1864 or 0044 1864
The Elvanfoot exchange is in the Abington group of exchanges.
3 telephone exchanges form this regional grouping.
OS Grid Ref: NS 95035 13258
Located at :-
British Telecom,
Telephone Exchange,
Elvanfoot,
BIGGAR.
ML12 6TH
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Elvanfoot -> South Lanarkshire -> Scotland
See Location Map Below
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.
On 10th July 2023 Openreach declared the Elvanfoot Exchange, Crawford as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' as part of their Tranche 13 list of exchanges and issued a 'Stop Sell' notice effective from Friday 16th August 2024
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.
