This is a very tricky area I'm afraid. Areas can sometimes be available to be upgraded because the Analogue customer base has reduced sufficiently to free up bandwidth for the Digital service.
Short of this, the only recourse that ntl: has is to build more network. Given the high capital investment needed, this is a difficult one to pass by bondholders.
In the meantime, in London however, money IS being spent on network build and restructure as the problem with London is that the infrastructure is very poor indeed not over subscription.
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