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On Fri, 23 Jun 2000 13:42:52 +0100, Daniele Procida wrote
(in message <1ecoklc.1ktaaps19uq58gN%procida@apple-juice.co.uk>):

> Adrian Umpleby <adrian@ic.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Another question I have is with regard to other operators.
>> For example, what about Cable & Wireless etc. Is there any reason for
>> them not to provide an ADSL service? Or am I missing something?
> 
> ADSL is provided over copper wires. Only BT has copper wires going to
> your house, and it's going to stay that way until they unbundle the
> local loop. I don't actually know what that means, but people seem to be
> saying it a lot in this context so I thought I'd better do likewise.
> Other telephone operators use optical fibres. Instead of ADSL, you can
> get cable modems from them.
> 
> That's about the depth and breadth of my knowledge.
> 
> Daniele 
> 

don't ntl have copper wires going to my house? My phone connection doesn't 
seem to be anything special until it gets to the box at the end of the road, 
which presumably converts to fibre optic.