At The Register and the BBC an announcement by BT on its Broadband numbers both in terms of Wholesale (all ISPs using BT lines) and Retail (the BT ISP).
ntl figures are broadly in line with BT retail and considering the respective geographical footprint of both companies, much better. I think this competition is beneficial not only to the public in terms of cheaper prices and faster speeds (fatter pipes) but also to the industry itself, as long as competition does not get too fierce which could inevitably lead to cut throat pricing and ISPs going to the wall.
OfCom also reports the total number of Broadband connections in the UK now tops more than 5.3 million or 7.5 per 100 heads of population. This is now greater than Germany, although still behind France, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands (who have a staggering 15.8 per 100).
Posted by Paul Goodison at November 4, 2004 01:47 PM | TrackBack