llu rival
Virgin Media picks C&W as LLU best mate
News The company has also reportedly lost its place as the UK's biggest ISP when figures published by BT said the telco had leapfrogged its rival to snatch the top spot with 26 per cent market share. Virgin Media - formerly known as NTL:Telewest and... [18 May 2007]
Broadband Britain is champ of Europe
News Point Topic also warned the UK was lagging behind other countries in local-loop unbundling (LLU) - the process where rival telcos install their own equipment in BT's local exchanges and offer competing wholesale services. [03 Jan 2006]
Wanadoo and PlusNet go for high-speed LLU broadband
News Wanadoo has announced the fruits of its experiments with local loop unbundling (LLU), including a new speed boost to rival BT's mooted increase. Wanadoo revealed today that from next month, its customers in LLU areas will be able to access... [17 Oct 2005]
Has Sky got its eye on the broadband arena?
News LLU allows rival telecoms operators to compete with BT by offering different wholesale services while using BT's own telephone network infrastructure. As well as buying an existing broadband ISP, Sky is rumoured to be considering spending up to... [14 Oct 2005]
Wanadoo to spend €1bn on local loop unbundling
News Wanadoo, which is currently in the middle of a local loop unbundling (LLU) trial in the Leeds area, is hoping to have between 50 and 65 per cent of its 2.2 million UK customers using unbundled loops within the next two to three years. [08 Sep 2005]
BT business broadband: Just how scant is take-up?
News At this moment in time the market continues to evolve faster connectivity with Max DSL, ADSL 2+, LLU and WiMax, which all lend themselves to increasing download and upload speeds at far more attractive pricing for both residential and business... [24 Aug 2005]
BT tied up by unbundling system bugs
News These problems occurred in new systems that should automate local-loop unbundling (LLU) - the process where a rival telecoms operator can take control of BT telephone lines and offer its own services to businesses and consumers. [09 Aug 2005]
BT dodges Ofcom's hammer
News BT is also cutting the cost of installing equipment in its exchanges - a process known as local-loop unbundling (LLU). LLU allows other operators to offer telecoms products in competition with BT. BT and Ofcom have agreed to sweeping changes to the... [23 Jun 2005]
Broadband to get cheaper?
News LLU allows rival operators to compete with BT by installing equipment in the telco's local exchanges. The communications regulator announced on Thursday that it was forcing BT to substantially cut its local-loop unbundling (LLU) prices in an... [20 Dec 2004]
C&W buys Bulldog to snap at BT
News This acquisition will give the telco a foothold in the UK local-loop unbundling (LLU) market, letting it create and sell businesses broadband packages that are different and potentially more innovative than those sold by BT Wholesale. [28 May 2004]
Brave entrepreneur joins the local loop unbundlers
News Matthews, the former CEO of Scottish Telecom, has arranged funding for a plan to enter the business that almost everyone else has left - supplying rival DSL services to BT through the local loop unbundling process (LLU). [16 Apr 2002]
How many unbundled lines are there in Europe?
News Operators who take advantage of local loop unbundling (LLU) could offer any telecoms service they like, but it's broadband internet access which has attracted the most attention - and has so far been the biggest failure. [11 Feb 2002]
Oftel probes beyond the loop
News BT is currently obliged to allow rival broadband companies to site their DSL equipment in its local exchanges and offer customers broadband internet through its copper wires in a process known as local loop unbundling (LLU). [17 Dec 2001]
BT agrees to provide rivals with a service
News This imposes a schedule of fines on BT for delays in allowing other broadband companies to install their DSL equipment in BT's exchanges and connect customers in the local loop unbundling process (LLU). [16 Nov 2001]
The best of 'Reader Comments': unbundling the local loop and dot-com advertising
Comment The whole process of LLU [local loop unbundling] and access has been undermined by Oftel themselves, who have appeared to be little more than a department of BT and have never challenged BT on reasons for extended lead times into sites. [26 Jan 2001]
