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by koliber 830 days ago
I'm in Poland. When I had fiber installed I asked the provider if they could install an ONT. They balked a bit but eventually relented. They provided their own ONT at no extra cost. Orange is the provider, in case anyone is interested.

It's up to the discretion of the installer. I think being able to speak in technical terms and provide a decent argument convinced the installer. I got a feeling that they don't generally do it because for most people, the Orange FunBox is a good enough solution.
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wiktor-k 830 days ago
Just for the record I've seen other providers giving routers with GPON SFP/XGS-PON SFP+ modules, which act as an ONT (see eg. https://www.play.pl/pomoc/naprawa-i-konfiguracja/telewizja-i...).

I'm not sure if they could be inserted into own equipment, though.

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p_l 830 days ago
In practice, it's a matter of region (for Orange Poland). For various reasons (supply chain?) they prefer to keep ONT only for particularly motivated business clients, or mostly further away from cities.
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