[ian@huth]

I don't work for NTL and never have and have no shareholding in the company.

I do have the ability to look a little deeper into the provision of broadband than some who post on here do. Everything isn't what it appears to be at first glance and digging a little deeper can expose many flaws with the arguments anti cap supporters use. Questions to ask yourself are things like:
Are ISPs making a profit or not?
Are current prices and usage conditions sustainable in more than the short term?
What percentage of potential users can access the full range of products at maximum speed?
Some people on here seem to think that all services being touted at the moment will be available to all users in the very near future. I know they will be disappointed when they find otherwise.

Orangebird made a very valid point in saying that xDSL products and cable products are very different with their own pros and cons. You cannot say that if one of these technologies can do something then the other must be able to do the same.

At the end of the day, each ISP will have a set of products each with its own price point and usage conditions. Users will have to find out which of these are available to them at their address and decide if the price and usage conditions meet their requirements.