[ozziestu]

Lots of people have (rightly or wrongly) had a moan recently about Ntl BB services. Speed upgrades and price increases and the dreaded cap are well documented in this forum and elsewhere but what I havenââ‚ƚ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢t read anything about is the potential merger between Ntl and Telewest, particularly regarding proposed package differences and how these would come into line †“ if at all.

So, if the merger DOES happen, what will be the way to go with broadband? Will Ntl increase its speeds to match Telewest? And if that happens and we get 3mb access, do Ntl then follow suit and scrap the download cap for its higher tier customers? Yes pie-in-the-sky at the moment, but what ifââ‚ ¬Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¦.? If †˜industry insidersââ‚à ƒâ€šÃ‚¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢ are to be believed this merger could happen in the not too distant future. So what is the chance of Ntl taking over the Telewest bb section and screwing it up or will it work the other way and a Telewest team (who seem switched on to what consumers want and need from a broadband connection) take the helm and drag Ntl into the real world?