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Originally Posted by fraz
I would imagine it will be the same as their Business ADSL offering ie only available if you have a BT line. In other words an offnet Broadband version of ntl:Freedom.
Unless I'm very much mistaken ntls telco service cannot physically support ADSL and even if it could why should they compete with their own Cable Broadband service ? There would be no advantage in it for them would there ?
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From what I understand from the 'Goodland tape', NTLs network could support ADSL with minimal extra equipment, and it would be cheaper for NTL to introduce this than for them to upgrade their UBRs.
There is an advantage for ADSL, in congested cable areas, they could introduce ADSL, not in competition with cable, but as a way of relieving the pressure on the UBRs. From what I understand, once you get past the UBRs there is plenty of bandwith that has been paid for and is available and unused.
So to introduce ADSL with the same pricing would allso NTL to have a more reliable BB service.