Well it's because of the technical differences that I was making the comment, the twisted pair will be the big problem as far as I am concerned.
Yes I agree, the customer could have Internet at broadband, he could have digital TV. What if he wanted both, what if he wanted broadband, digital TV and a second set-top for recording?
I know you probably think I'm just being awkward or anti-ntl with my comment, but that twisted pair will make a big difference to the service on offer to a BT line customer compared to a HFC fed ntl customer.
Yes, BT could install a second line for these customers at ntl's request, but I wonder how smoothly this will happen when no spare lines are available!
It all boils down to the same as you say about ntl relying on cwc, I dont think it matters where the dividing line is drawn because the end result will never run as smoothly as it will on a system fully owned by one provider.
Thats all in my own worthless opinion though.
(not aimed at you BBKing)
