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This will obviously lead to a two-tier system
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Why obviously? There are technical differences between DSL and cable that mean things operate in very different ways on very different kit, but the high-level services are much the same, surely?
BT can be obstructive only as far as fixing the twisted pair to the customer, which is the least likely bit to go wrong, anyway. After that it's ntl's stuff to fix, thankfully*. Actually unbundling the customer could be another sticking point, as OFCOM want to ramp up the rate of unbundling, so BT could turn round and say 'we haven't got the staff'. This would get very short shrift, though.
*Yes, insert your own joke here, but I'd far rather work within ntl's fault management procedures than have to go to a completely separate company, we had enough of that with C&W a few years back.