On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 21:26:18 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:



Occasionally a "reset" sent by the 154 (your ISDN is classed as
Business isn't it?) faults operator would sort mine out.

AIUI, standard ISDN2e lines are classified with business service (at
the line rental they charge, I would hope so). Highway lines can be
either residential or business.

Line cards locking up seems a perennial problem. At one time, one or
other of my ISDN circuits would need a reset about once a month.
More recently it hasn't been so bad so I assume they fixed or replaced
them.



But the major players are pretty much guaranteed a licence. Unless
they do something absurdly silly, Oftel wouldn't appreciate the
abuse they'd receive if several hundred thousand subscribers
suddenly had to search for a new provider.

Existing customer base would be very valuable to the incoming licence
holder. As far as the user is concerned it would be a seamless
transfer, things might change after transfer with tarrifs etc but
users would not be simply dumped.

compare that to having to prepwire, concentrators, wayleaves,
numerous visits to every house so they're in when they said
they would be.

For a new player trying to provide "the last mile" yes. Which is why
no one has done it, they all rent "the last mile" from BT who,
generally speaking, has wire almost everywhere.

There are the cable TV operators, of course, but they seem to be
genetically incapable of providing a reliable telecomms service
especially to businesses.





..andy

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