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Chrysalis · 26-09-2005, 21:28

1.4million broadband users not significant market power, I wonder what is?

The argument they built their own network is valid but look at the other side of things, ntl and telewest brought licenses to cable many area's but didnt go ahead but because they brought these licenses they stopped other companies doing so, there are so many circumstances for people where its either not viable or possible to use BT for internet and that leaves them with available cable options, BT inherited a network yes but they still paid for the exchange upgrades to make them ADSL capable which I am sure was not cheap, is the cost of cabling the current area's more then BT's rollout for ADSL the figures would be interesting.

26-09-2005, 21:28	#981
Chrysalis cf.mega poster Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 12,047	Re: ntl Confirms 10Mb Broadband Speed Increase 1.4million broadband users not significant market power, I wonder what is? The argument they built their own network is valid but look at the other side of things, ntl and telewest brought licenses to cable many area's but didnt go ahead but because they brought these licenses they stopped other companies doing so, there are so many circumstances for people where its either not viable or possible to use BT for internet and that leaves them with available cable options, BT inherited a network yes but they still paid for the exchange upgrades to make them ADSL capable which I am sure was not cheap, is the cost of cabling the current area's more then BT's rollout for ADSL the figures would be interesting.