On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:34:58 -0600, Jules wrote:

It's not necessarily a nice little earner for them of course because the
work's still been done by them at some point - but I'm quite surprised
that if it *has* been done then it hasn't already somehow been absorbed
into the development costs for the new build.

Usually BT pay the builder for their part in the work. But that only
covers the costs from the house back to some local connection point - BT
still provide the connection to the exchange, and the exchange equipment.

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