Where I live NTL are losing big time. Boxes are being collected as new estates go up and NTl won't cable them. People want to stay but can't. There are cabinets outside alot of these new areas and must have capacity but NTL won't cable the street. The developers want them to, the new occupants want them to but NTL don't want to know. One area is a big development, NTL(or C&W) cabled the earliest part then cabling stopped about a year ago. BT only offer TIPON (fibre but not up to the door) and this won't service broadband only a basic ISDN service.
NTL are losing out. Ok their CS stinks compared to BT (I've worked for both so I know) but surely they need to get into new areas in established cabled towns or cities? I t surely can't be down to money? Anyone know why?
Also there are newish estates where NTL placed cabinets, ducting , etc but then vanished. The infrastructure is there, maybe a little vandalized , but no cable. Why?