Power distribution for telecommunications system

A communications connection within a telecommunications access network comprising:

• a first intermediate connection point,
• a second intermediate connection point remote from the first intermediate connection point, and
• a non-conducting communications link between the first intermediate point and the second intermediate point;
• the first intermediate connection point being connectable by way of a first conducting link to a telephone network connection point and the second intermediate connection point being connectable by a plurality of second conducting links to a plurality of remote customer premises installations, at least one of the first and second intermediate connection points having conversion equipment for converting transmissions between electrical signals carried over its respective conducting link, and a non-electrical signal carried over the non-conducting link;
• and
• the respective first and second conversion equipments being electrically powered, and having respective power conversion equipment for receiving electrical power delivered over the respective conducting links from the telephone network connection point and the customer premises installations.