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From: Daniele Procida
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 00:00

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Simon Dobbs <std@revealer.demon.co.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.

> 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.

You're probably right. But optical fibre:cable modems::copper wire:ADSL
still stands.

Daniele
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Subject: Re: ADSL and Demon
Date: 2000/06/29
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