My years-long battle to get gigabit internet installed may soon be over, thanks to new rules introduced by the UK government that make it easier to install faster broadband into apartments and flats across the UK.Tennants in UK flats previously needed a landlord's permission to allow a broadband operator into the building — even if they own their propertyIn order to meet that goal, another law has also been introduced to make it easier to install faster internet connections into existing flats and apartments.Now, the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act 2021 (TILPA) allows broadband providers in England and Wales to seek access rights via court if landlords and land owners don’t respond to installation requests within 35 days.“Thanks to our new laws, millions of renters will no longer be prevented from getting a broadband upgrade due to the silence of their landlord, and those moving into newly built homes can be confident they’ll have access to the fastest speeds available from the day they move in.”Landowners and landlords can still refuse access requests for installations if they object to the upgradesI can personally attest that getting a fiber optic network — not just gigabit — installed into flats and apartments in the UK is a nightmare.My requests for upgraded services have been ignored by every AWOL landlord or landowner for every flat I’ve lived in for almost 10 years, despite UK telecom providers planning to permanently switch off outdated copper-based networks (a relic from 1911) by 2025."