Other ADSL problems

["tracey.gardner" <tracey.gardner@xxxxxxx>]

Some of you may have already seen the attached but in case you
haven't...

British Telecom's plans for a nationwide rollout of high-speed Internet
services have come under unprecedented attack from the entire UK radio
industry, which fears that the planned network will cause interference
to
millions of radio listeners. The BBC and commercial radio have both
written
to the Government expressing concern with the planned rollout after
testing
by their engineers found that high-speed ADSL lines - used for fast
Internet
access and video-on-demand services - could cause interference with both
medium-wave and long-wave services. Apart from local services, two of
the UK
's national networks, TalkSport and Virgin Radio are broadcast on the
medium
wave. One of the BBC's most successful radio services, Radio 5 Live
which
broadcasts news and sport, is also a medium wave service. Radio 4 long
wave
could also be hit. In an unprecedented move the Radio Authority, the
regulatory body for commercial radio, and the BBC have united to
complain to
the Government about the potential danger of interference. The problem
is
more acute where an ADSL telephone wire comes into a home, potentially
affecting AM radio services nearby. Engineers believe that people living
next door to a home with an ADSL line could also be affected.
Broadcasters, who insist they are not opposed to the spread of ADSL
services, are particularly annoyed at the alleged attitude of BT. They
believe that the potential for interference could be removed at minimal
cost
by slightly reducing the power used for the ADSL service, or by fitting
a
simple "choke" to the wire, costing an estimated 30p each. BT,
the
broadcasters claim, is refusing to adopt either measure. Kelvin
MacKenzie,
chairman of TalkSport said "I think their position is wholly
unreasonable.
It is another case of the huge corporation kicking the little guy in the
stomack. This could be a very big issue for us". A senior BBC
executive
said: "I think this is a real issue. We are very concerned." But
BT said
that it did not believe there was a problem. It said the ADSL equipment
was
manufactured to a world standard and that extensive market research
after a
commercial trial in West London had thrown up no evidence of
interference


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