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Unbundling timetable too slow say experts
News Industry experts believe the timetable set by telecoms watchdog Oftel for the unbundling of BT's local loop, announced Tuesday, needs to be brought forward. Analysts and politicians have accused BT of dragging its heels over the unbundling issue...
[December 1, 1999, 8:52]
Analysis: Unbundling gets unbundled
News Telcos have woken up to the realities of unbundling and realised it is going to be pretty hard to make a profit, say experts, as yet another telco -- Thus -- drops out of the process. He claims that unbundling was never going to be easy and that...
[January 31, 2001, 9:45]
Unbundling made law but BT is making no promises
News The vote was hailed as an "historic decision" by the European Commission which has been waging war on European incumbents since March when it first presented its proposals for local loop unbundling. Telecoms watchdog Oftel has already fallen foul...
[October 27, 2000, 7:05]
Unbundling moves closer as Oftel announces operators
News The on-going saga of unbundling is widely seen by industry and government as key to developing a competitive Internet market and driving down prices. Fourteen companies including Colt, CWC, Easynet and Energis have been selected to participate in...
[April 5, 2000, 13:30]
Unbundling will bring cut-price broadband
News Local loop unbundling will slash DSL prices but BT is deliberately delaying it to maintain competitive advantage according to rival telco Fibernet. Fibernet is set to take over DSL services in Leeds as a result of unbundling.
[April 12, 2000, 12:08]
Unbundling vs. OmniBundling
Talkback I'm not sure it's a case of unbundling, more a case of bundling other products to allow user's a greater choice - OmniBundling. Microsoft's products are now ubiquitous in our society and with great power comes great responsibility!
[December 17, 2007, 11:30]
Jane Wakefield: Unbundling is no bundle of laughs
News But cable was never going to be enough competition by itself and even Oftel admits that it should have forced unbundling on the telco a good two years earlier than it did. I remember sitting in a meeting about unbundling two and a half years ago...
[February 6, 2001, 10:12]
BT and Oftel baffled as unbundling fails to attract
News Oftel has been forced to call an extraordinary meeting between BT and other telcos Thursday as orders for unbundling fail to materialise. Oftel, despite its enthusiasm for the unbundling process, claims it does not know why operators are failing to...
[January 17, 2001, 11:36]
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 In the past, BT has been accused of deliberately obstructing local loop unbundling (LLU) in an attempt to maintain its...
[July 27, 2001, 14:31]
Unbundling still stuck in the broadband mire
News In its latest Internet and Broadband brief, published on Thursday, Oftel has reported that a mere 4,600 telephone lines have been handed over to rival telcos through local-loop unbundling (LLU). BT still faces little serious rivalry in the...
[June 13, 2003, 15:56]
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. Oftel has admitted that unbundling is key to ensure the best "choice, quality and value for money" for the consumer.
[November 10, 1999, 9:14]
BT and Oftel argue over unbundling timetable
News Confusion reigned Tuesday as BT and Oftel attempted to justify the timetable for unbundling the local loop. Unbundling the local loop -- which will allow other operators access to BT's network -- has been timetabled to happen in 2001.
[November 10, 1999, 9:16]
Analysis: How far will unbundling reach?
News Unbundling of the local loop is a phrase that does not exactly roll off the tongue but some are questioning now if it can roll out at all, with all but a small handful of operators withdrawn from the process and those that remain left arguing that...
[May 8, 2001, 16:35]
Oftel and e-minister criticised over unbundling
News More criticism for telecoms regulator Oftel Thursday as the Trade and Industry select committee continues its investigation into local loop unbundling. Unbundling is rapidly becoming an albatross round Oftel's neck as it tries to push forward the...
[December 14, 2000, 15:11]
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]
Oftel backtracks on unbundling timetable
News Local loop unbundling -- in which BT is forced to open its exchanges to other operators -- is widely seen as key to introducing real competition into the UK Internet access market. Both the European Commission and the UK's own chancellor Brown have...
[March 13, 2000, 16:44]
Tiscali unbundling promises better services
News Tiscali has taken advantage of local-loop unbundling (LLU) to install its own equipment in BT's local telephone exchanges. Unbundling has the potential to break BT's grip on the 'last mile' of its UK telecoms network - the wires connecting...
[May 26, 2005, 17:25]
2000 Roundup: The saga of unbundling BT's network
News You could be forgiven for not knowing too much about unbundling of the local loop at the beginning of the year, but by now you should be totally familiar with the term. The following week the watchdog found itself at odds with the UK government as...
[January 3, 2001, 6:12]
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]
Another setback for unbundling as Kingston pulls out
News The telco claims the unbundling process has been an "imperfect process" and will not be fit for purpose for the next year. The unbundling process is not proceeding in a manner that has enabled the roll out of residential services this year," says a...
[February 1, 2001, 10:14]
