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chrisdtvuk · 24-05-2004, 15:10

when will former btcable franchises be upgraded by NTL - in particular Milton Keynes. The only tv service i can get here is either ntl master antenna service or ntl analogue cable. (not even a phoneline!) The ofcom site seems to label these as broadband franchises! Also for reference below is a press release stating that NTL would upgrade Milton Keynes and Westminister to digital in 2001 !!!

Release date: 04 May 2000
ref: 20
NTL announces roll-out of its digital cable services and reaffirms imminent CWC Consumer Co closing

May 4, 2000 - NTL has today announced the rollout of its digital cable services. NTL Digital Plus will be marketed from today in NTL’s franchises in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

NTL Digital Plus will combine digital TV and NTL’s unique telephony and Internet services into a single package priced at ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£13.00 per month - less than the entry level price for Sky Digital or OnDigital when combined with telephony alone.

The digital TV service will continue NTL’s customer-friendly “Choices” channel packaging. NTL’s telephony service is unparalleled, offering local pricing of 3p days, 2p evenings, and 1p weekends nation-wide. ntlworld is the company’s completely free Internet access and interactive service, bringing full web access, e-mail, and tailored services such as home shopping, banking, and education to the PC – all with no access charge and no usage fee for dial-up service. ntlworld is available via the television set for customers without PC’s by renting NTL’s TV-Internet box for an additional ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10 per month.

NTL will also launch its exciting new interactive services with full Internet access via digital cable to the television set starting from July. Assuming completion of the CWC acquisition on the expected schedule, CWC digital cable customers will be the first to benefit, followed shortly thereafter in September by all other NTL digital cable customers.

NTL’s interactive and Internet services bring an unmatched breadth and depth of information, education, and entertainment – coupled uniquely with full access to the Web – and available via PCs or the TV. NTL believes its interactive services via digital cable will set it apart from its digital competitors, and is aiming for 300,000 digital customers by the end of 2000.

The service will roll out to the South East, Midlands, Teesside, Cambridge and Oxfordshire during Q2; in Q3 to Andover, Swindon, Stafford/Coventry, Warwick, West Herts, Thames Valley and Northants and to Westminster and Milton Keynes in 2001.

24-05-2004, 15:10	#1
chrisdtvuk Inactive Join Date: May 2004 Location: back in Blighty! Posts: 28	Former BTcable franchises (NTL owned) when will former btcable franchises be upgraded by NTL - in particular Milton Keynes. The only tv service i can get here is either ntl master antenna service or ntl analogue cable. (not even a phoneline!) The ofcom site seems to label these as broadband franchises! Also for reference below is a press release stating that NTL would upgrade Milton Keynes and Westminister to digital in 2001 !!! Release date: 04 May 2000 ref: 20 NTL announces roll-out of its digital cable services and reaffirms imminent CWC Consumer Co closing May 4, 2000 - NTL has today announced the rollout of its digital cable services. NTL Digital Plus will be marketed from today in NTL’s franchises in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. NTL Digital Plus will combine digital TV and NTL’s unique telephony and Internet services into a single package priced at ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£13.00 per month - less than the entry level price for Sky Digital or OnDigital when combined with telephony alone. The digital TV service will continue NTL’s customer-friendly “Choices” channel packaging. NTL’s telephony service is unparalleled, offering local pricing of 3p days, 2p evenings, and 1p weekends nation-wide. ntlworld is the company’s completely free Internet access and interactive service, bringing full web access, e-mail, and tailored services such as home shopping, banking, and education to the PC – all with no access charge and no usage fee for dial-up service. ntlworld is available via the television set for customers without PC’s by renting NTL’s TV-Internet box for an additional ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10 per month. NTL will also launch its exciting new interactive services with full Internet access via digital cable to the television set starting from July. Assuming completion of the CWC acquisition on the expected schedule, CWC digital cable customers will be the first to benefit, followed shortly thereafter in September by all other NTL digital cable customers. NTL’s interactive and Internet services bring an unmatched breadth and depth of information, education, and entertainment – coupled uniquely with full access to the Web – and available via PCs or the TV. NTL believes its interactive services via digital cable will set it apart from its digital competitors, and is aiming for 300,000 digital customers by the end of 2000. The service will roll out to the South East, Midlands, Teesside, Cambridge and Oxfordshire during Q2; in Q3 to Andover, Swindon, Stafford/Coventry, Warwick, West Herts, Thames Valley and Northants and to Westminster and Milton Keynes in 2001.