Particularly I suggest anybody or any associated firm on Tiscali LLU services.
In the case of Prodigy Internet:-
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/i/3921.htmlBT managed to provide MACs for those wishing to migrate relatively painlessly.
Whilst I understand MACs aren't usually ncessary for LLU migrations I can't see how the physical equipment and wiring can be dealt with so easily.
Perhaps:-
a) another firm has to take over all the exchange equipment together with all the clients - always assuming that everybody agrees
b) BT O will be faced with a monumental task of unwiring everybody rapidly and probably re-connecting to BT W's DSLAMs / MSANs - this time assuming that BT have sufficient capacity for a major migration.
c) BT W has to "compulsary purchase" all Tiscali equipment, re-engineer the equipment to BT standards, add sufficient pipes and provide a temporary service until such time as the clients either accept a BT R offering or migrate elsewhere.
All the above seem a rather nasty nightmare especially for BT who will, in all probability, be left holding the baby with insufficient nappies if you'll pardon the metaphore.
Should this happen Ofcom might well have a field day with competition rules, none of which I doubt have been designed for this scenario.
Kind regards,
Walter
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