In article , Chris Bacon
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tony sayer wrote:
[snip teenager-type] ntl username and password...

Question:- What do the letters "ntl" stand for?

They were taken from the original company which once was the Independent
Broadcasting Authority this was sold off for a song and turned into
National Transcommunications Ltd which though rather imposing was
abbreviated to ntl when the company was again bought out by the cabletel
company IIRC...

however since then its been known as,


not terribly loud

not tonight love

no technicians left

(and some comms managers have been heard to mutter when given quotes for
sharing their comms sites as),

national thieves ltd

and quite a few others which elude moi now.....

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Tony Sayer