Gentlefolk,
I am not impressed with the publicity asking all those interested to "vote" in order to add some of the PCP cabinets from another 5 exchanges.
The advertisements look pretty until you realise that they have already lost the race to Virgin's superior, but still only 1980s technology.
They are attempting to convince clients (and force all other BT wholesale CPs) to stay on a 1950s twisted pair network using copper and aluminium down to 0.32 mm diameter and (I think) still not offering a Universal Service Commitment for the broadband.
Even if the twisted pair is perfect it's only those with a D side line length of under 1 km who will see a reasonable, but still asymmetric, increase in mainly download speeds.
Given the financial position I can see why they hope to retain their revenues.
I know it's wishful thinking, but wouldn't UK plc be so much better off if only somebody could convince the telecoms industry to follow the moves in developing countries to install FTTH now instead of applying more bodges on such an old network design.
Sorry - end of bleat !
Kind regards,
Walter
