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Originally Posted by Rillington
Maybe not but we shall see.
I think you are right about local loop unbundling. BT was forced to open up the local loop and I guess ntl/TW will have to also.
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NTL and Telewest will not have to open up their networks to third parties. BT is a special case, it was built and maintained with taxpayers' money and BT is still close to being a monopoly, so forcing it to grant other companies access to its wires is good for competition. NTL and Telewest own networks built with private cash and have the right not to have that investment undermined by other companies coming in an undercutting them. Besides, anyone who uses their service always has the option of choosing BT instead.
When NTL talks about LLU, they are talking about putting their kit into BT exchanges, not other companies putting kit onto the NTL network.