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BT DIY ADSL ready for launch
News BT Wholesale has announced the launch of its DIY ADSL service for 15 January 2002. The service has been plugged as a cheap option for consumers who can't afford the regular BT managed ADSL installations, yet analysts say the maximum saving is a... [18 Dec 2001]
BT unveils ADSL plans for business
News BT is set to roll out its ADSL services for businesses next week. He said consumer ADSL should come online in August, but that it was not scheduled for implementation at the same time as the business service. [28 Jun 2000]
BT set for ADSL roll-out
News BT could finally begin rolling out high-speed ADSL (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line) services to business and home users within two months, according to reports in the Financial Times. BT has come under pressure from businesses to speed up its... [28 Jun 1999]
BT faces more flak for overpriced ADSL trials
News Meanwhile, ADSL trialists have continued to berate BT for announcing it will charge more for ADSL services from mid-November, even though it is cutting the speed of access. BT and the UK's telecoms regulator, Oftel are facing a barrage of criticism... [01 Nov 1999]
BT Max: ADSL but three times faster for uploads?
News BT Max's higher upstream speed [than ADSL] of up to 832Kbps may be just what the market is looking for, rather than a more expensive but bandwidth-richer SDSL product," he said in a research note published on Tuesday. [31 Aug 2005]
BT: And for my next trick...
Comment No more feet dragging over ADSL roll out or free internet access. Sir Christopher Bland, chairman of BT, clearly subscribes to the 'busy' management model. Barely two weeks into his part-time role, he has overseen the sale of BT's Japan Telecom... [10 May 2001]
The Big Question: BT gets the blame for slow unbundling
News A BT spokesman responded saying the company is moving quickly towards local loop unbundling, unmetered access and ADSL. Power added: "We have silly situations like AltaVista and NTL trying their level best to get ADSL out to the public and being... [02 Oct 2000]
BT trials high-speed ADSL media service
News The content-oriented service will be based on ADSL (Asymmetric DSL), offering download speeds of 2Mbps - 35 times faster than 56Kbps dial-up modems. The UK's largest telco will test BT Interactive for six months with 900 users. [10 Dec 1998]
BT broadband cuts: What it means for your wallet
News It cut its self-install ADSL price to £23.44 per month (including VAT), down from £29.32. The price cuts announced this morning were for BT's wholesale broadband offerings. Hours after BT announced its wholesale broadband price cuts, ISPs across... [26 Feb 2002]
BT's ADSL rollout keeps on rolling
News ADSL should be available from each of the local exchanges by the end of May at the latest. These latest 20 exchanges takes to 158 the number that have hit their trigger levels since the broadband registration scheme was launched - of which 23 are... [25 Feb 2003]
BT drops ADSL prices by £5
News BT Wholesale is dropping its ADSL prices by £5 to £30 a month, but rivals believe it is "too little too late". Paul Reynolds, CEO of BT Wholesale, said in a statement that the initiative is part of the company's plans to stimulate demand for... [27 Jul 2001]
BT to offer wireless networking for SMEs
News At the heart of the system is a Wireless Gateway, which will support international standards including ADSL and ISDN. A spokesman for BT denied there would be a problem with groups of users working in close proximity to each other. [08 Sep 1999]
UK telcos in Oftel's corner for BT fight
News Rival telcos are also still concerned over the issue of line sharing; and the pricing for ADSL4 - the wholesale ADSL.The latter, he predicted, will be a contract battle similar to the one which Oftel has just moved to resolve. [24 Nov 2000]
Oftel happy with BT's DIY ADSL
News The DIY gadget costs £50 rather than the £150 charged when a BT engineer is required to install a DSL line and the ADSL service will cost £25 per month, a saving of £5. BT's customers will foot the bill for a DSL modem, which at the moment retails... [26 Oct 2001]
Brampton Factor: Don't get your hopes up for BT's 21CN
Comment So instead of moving the UK rapidly towards end-to-end digitisation, BT left us with a largely analogue system beyond the exchanges that is only slowly giving way to ADSL. Sadly unlike Deutsche Telekom, BT pitched the price at a premium level and... [17 Oct 2006]
