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Originally Posted by etccarmageddon
should the cable networks be forced by official regulation to offer wholesale products to ISP's similar to BT's IPstream at a regulated wholesale price?
ie. similar to what NTL currently do with AOL but forced by regulation to be available as a wholesale product to ISPs.
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IMO simple answer no.
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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
Well it could prove more profitable if NTL only handled the wholesale side, no customer support to consumers for a start. Perhaps NTL could charge a sort of signup fee to isp's that would help offset the cost of building the network, but I strongly believe consumer's interests should always come first.
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I too thick the consumer's interests are important but you have to look at it from ntls point of view.