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Re: [LUG] Fwd: BT forced to open fibre network

 

On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 19:28:21 +0100 (BST)
Gordon Henderson <gordon+dcglug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Gordon,

> Ah, well, that was just BT deciding to squash any possibility of any
> sort of competition - they went ahead and enabled our exchange too 

It still amazes me, some of the stuff BT seem to be allowed to get away
with.  So much for competition.   :-(

> My suspicions are that they've more or less set in-stone the exchanges
> for WBC upgrade and are now concentrating on FTTC.

I've not been following it really;  Living between nowhere and its arse
end, there's nothing projected.
 
> Devon currently has just 4 exchanges with WBC/12CN connectivity - 
> Barnstaple, Exeter, Exmouth and Newton Abbot. (Out of 160 exchanges in 

Well, they're all reasonably large urban conurbations, unlike most of
Devon.

> The LLU operators really won't move in unless they think it's
> profitable.

Understood.  Although many of the LLU operators seem to have a poor
reputation.  Mainly due to using cheap kit, to keep costs down, form
what I hear.  Of course, there are exceptions.

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