Thread: [BIG MERGE] Ntl/TW merger - what if...?
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Old 20-02-2004, 15:03   #11
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Re: merger even closer??
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Originally Posted by Pierre
When they bought the franchises they only had to cable a percentage of each franchise not all of it.

Then a few years ago the government said that they didn't have to cable any more if they didn't want to.

Why should they cable unprofitable small populated areas - which is virtually all that is left now.

When the time is right and they have the capitial I'm sure they will start up a limited build program.
Has it ever been discussed whether NTL could pole share and cable these areas above ground on the BT poles (in a similar way to mast sharing for the mobile networks). That would introduce competition in a cheaper manner.
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