Also reported on The Register:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/09/bt_fibre_trial/
and on BT itself:
http://www.btplc.com/Innovation/News/index.htm
What caught my eye was the reference to end-to-end IP. The whole world really
is going to be connected by the Internet. Look forward to more and more kit having an Ethernet port (or more likely, embedded wireless or HomePlug). You'll be able to type in your IP addy, from anywhere in the world, and look at the temperature inside your fridge, or turn on the lights, or program your PVR...