Vodafone UK Chief Executive Nick Jeffery said: "Vodafone is already playing the leading role in building the Gigabit Society across Europe by providing customers with high-speed, high-quality broadband. The UK has fallen far behind the rest of the world, trapped by the limited choice available on legacy networks. We look forward to working with CityFibre to build the Gigabit fibre network that the UK needs and deserves." Summary of key terms: • CityFibre will build, operate and own this new FTTP network, providing wholesale access to Vodafone and other service providers. • Construction of the first phase of deployment to one million premises is due to start in the first half of 2018 and will be largely complete in 2021. The first towns and cities to benefit from the FTTP rollout will be announced over the coming months. • Marketing of FTTP services will commence from mid-2018 with the first customers connected towards the end of 2018.