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Local Loop - Oftel disappoints
News Telecoms watchdog Oftel will hold a press conference at 11am this morning to explain its decision not to have British Telecom unbundle the local loop before the July 2001 deadline set following an earlier consultation.
[November 30, 1999, 9:06]
Local loop unbundling 'farcical' say MPs
News The damning criticism comes from the Trade and Industry select committee set up last December to investigate local loop unbundling, the process by which other operators install equipment in BT's exchanges in order to roll out high-speed Internet...
[March 21, 2001, 13:34]
Local loop bid set to resurface
News BT will be presented with a firm offer for the local loop part of its fixed network by November, according to reports on Monday. The group, which is backed by several US financial institutions, believes that BT would welcome the chance to escape...
[September 24, 2001, 15:18]
Local loop unbundling still stumbling along
News BT has failed to meet its previous commitments on local loop unbundling, but is blaming lack of interest from rival operators Allowing other operators access to the "local loop" -- the part of the network between individual houses and the local...
[July 27, 2001, 14:31]
Wanadoo unbundles local-loop plans
News Wanadoo, which is currently in the middle of a local-loop unbundling (LLU) trial in the Leeds area, is hoping to have between 50 and 65 per cent of its 2.2 million UK customers using unbundled loops within the next two to three years.
[September 8, 2005, 9:50]
BT faces fines over local loop unbundling
News Telecoms regulator Oftel has decided that it is unacceptable for BT to further delay access to the local loop -- the part of its network that links individual homes and offices with a local exchange. Once the operator has installed its equipment...
[August 23, 2001, 9:28]
Oftel may back local loop bid
News Industry watchdog Oftel has said that it could support Earthlease's attempts to buy BT's local loop, if it was in the best interests of the consumer. It seems, though, that if BT decides to accept the £8bn offer for its local loop -- the part of...
[August 2, 2001, 17:22]
BT in the clear over local loop unbundling
News The European Commission signalled last week that it is happy with the progress of local-loop unbundling in Britain, as it announced it was taking action against three other member states. The decision follows ongoing monitoring of local-loop...
[December 24, 2001, 12:50]
BT faces EC wrath over local-loop unbundling
News BT could face intervention from the European Commission if an inquiry into local-loop unbundling (LLU) concludes that the telco has attempted to hamper the efforts of other telecoms companies to provide ADSL services.
[September 18, 2001, 16:54]
Oftel confirms local loop unbundling fines
News BT could face fines running into the hundreds of thousands of pounds per day if it obstructs the process of local loop unbundling (LLU), under rules finalised by Oftel on Thursday. The rules, laid out in Oftel's "service level agreement" dictate...
[November 15, 2001, 12:47]
EC cracks down on local-loop unbundling
News The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against Ireland, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Portugal after accusing the countries of failing to properly implement EU regulations on local-loop unbundling.
[March 21, 2002, 14:31]
AOL questions Oftel's local loop pricings
News Local loop unbundling, where other operators install equipment in BT's local telephone exchanges has attracted much argument but is widely acknowledged as crucial for a cheaper and more competitive telecoms market.
[November 9, 2000, 6:17]
Ofcom pours cold water on fibre in the local loop
News Businesses in rural areas received a broadband snub from Ofcom this week as the telecoms regulator poured cold water on the prospect of fibre being deployed in the local loop. BT has trialled fibre in the local loop, and this week said it would...
[February 9, 2007, 12:28]
Easynet upbeat on local-loop unbundling
News Reports of the death of local-loop unbundling are greatly exaggerated, according to broadband provider easynet. Local-loop unbundling allows telecoms firms to install their own equipment in or near a BT local exchanges and provide wholesale...
[July 5, 2002, 16:07]
Select committee told that BT must lose local loop
News This can only be avoided, Wallace claimed, if BT is forced to split its phone lines and local exchanges, known as the local loop, into a separate organisation. Wallace blamed BT for the failure of local-loop unbundling, a process that was intended...
[February 6, 2002, 14:08]
Oftel takes blame for local loop unbundling delay
News The head of Oftel, David Edmonds, acknowledged Tuesday that the telecommunications watchdog is partly to blame for the sluggish unbundling of BT's (quote: BT) "local loop". One of the culprits for scuppering the free services must be BT who is...
[September 20, 2000, 10:00]
Select committee told that BT must lose local loop
Talkback BT doesn't think unbundling is a good idea? I wonder why _that_ is? All the more reason for breaking up BT Wholesal into LoopCo and NetCo as soon as possible: the less they like it, the more effective it is at increasing competition.
[May 31, 2004, 16:27]
News Burst: Oftel defends delays in BT local loop access
News David Edmonds, Director General of Telecommunications, described BT's move towards unbundling as a "delay" and went on to say "the disadvantages to the UK are minimal. We support the government moves to make Internet access universally available...
[November 30, 1999, 11:06]
TalkTalk attacks BT local-loop price hikes
News According to a statement from TalkTalk on Monday, BT raising its line charges for local loop unbundling (LLU) will "raise the barrier [to broadband access] for lower income households". A BT spokesperson told ZDNet UK on Monday that "pricing will...
[March 9, 2009, 16:11]
News Burst: BT, Oftel argue over unbundling local loop
News Unbundling the loop -- which will allow other operators access to BT's network -- has been timetabled to happen in 2001. Critics argue it should happen sooner as it is only then that a fully competitive telecoms market can exist in the UK.
[November 10, 1999, 9:14]
