Thread: NTL Ireland suspends phone service
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Old 12-10-2004, 17:06   #28
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Re: NTL Ireland suspends phone service
Telco, Like water, gas and electric (where on the mains) are all considered essential services and as such have service standards that must be adhered to, thats why your Telephone line will be fixed faster than your CATV and also why Telco has battery backup in the event of power cuts.

If this occurred in the UK OFCOM would be all over them as they are effectivly saying do not use your essential service, bit like saying do not drink the tap water, and in the same breath not supplying an alternative (e.g. mobiles to all 2000 people, or to keep the analagy water tankers).

If you do not subscribe to the essential service, then they have no requrement to keep you connected to it.
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