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Originally Posted by Hell's Child
That's not ntl's fault that's upto to suppliers of the adsl network to do something about. Don't forget we don't cable a lot of the country and there are other cable suppliers in differect area's (telewest), and, in all honesty, there Broadband technology it a darn site more advanced than ours, half of the problem ntl have is the large shareholding that is owned by banks etc, they won't bankroll upgrades because of the cost involved, so the only way ntl can afford the upgrades etc is to use company cash which at the moment is very scarce. I do know however that ntl is reducing expenditure by getting rid of half full buildings etc.
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The point there is that the ADSL product line is rolling out further and further, and other BB technologies are being proposed and often implemented, such as local wifi networks in outlying areas. In simple terms, if ntl are too constrained by their backers, and a blinkered management strategy, as the customer choice of competing technologies, with freedom to use with less restriction becomes available, for in many cases cheaper cost, will ntl have customers left? As you say, Telewest technology is more advanced. Who's fault is that - must be someone in ntl put short term profit and directors bonuses ahead of long term infrastructure and viability.