Re: ADSL - BT says goodnight to preregistration scheme

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Does not suprise me, it was abused somewhat i.e. if someone wanted DSL in
an
area they would use upyourstreet to add everyone to the pre-registration
process!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark McCall" <lists@xxxxxxx>
To: "Ukha_D@xxxxxxx" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 9:42 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] ADSL - BT says goodnight to preregistration scheme


> http://www.samknows.com/broadband/
>
> BT have this morning announced that they are to scrap the
preregistration
> scheme and replace it with a pre-ordering system.
>
> Some people have suggested that the preregistration scheme has begun
running
> out of steam. It seems that BT have taken a similar view - "We
would not
be
> able to bring broadband to exchanges serving 99.6% of UK homes by
Summer
> 2005 if we maintained the registration scheme". Yes, the target
is 99.6%
> ADSL based coverage as revealed earlier last week. The remaining 0.4%
will
> be covered with alternative technologies. Furthermore, they state that
a
> planned rollout, rather than a triggering system, allows them to
"adopt
the
> best options and engineering solutions to deliver broadband to people
> connected to all these exchanges faster".
>
> The replacement for the pre-registration scheme is the pre-order
scheme.
At
> the end June this year, BT will announce a rollout programme for the
> remaining exchanges with triggers. These will be given RFS dates
> automatically. The Q&A document supplied to campaigners seems to
suggest
> that the 150 day limit on pre-ordering broadband before the RFS date
will
be
> removed, so as to allow customers to order as soon as their date is
> released. The document also seems to suggest that there will still be
a
> place for campaigners who "wish to continue the drive for
broadband take
up
> in their communities". Details of their continued involvement are
not yet
> available.
>
> Exchanges which have triggered and are without RFS dates, and those
above
> 90% registrations (42 exchanges), will be given RFS dates
automatically
over
> the coming weeks. These 42 exchanges which fall inside the 90% bracket
will
> be the only ones. All the others from now on will end up in the new
> pre-ordering scheme. I'll try and get an official list of the
exchanges
> above 90%, but as I said, I make the list to be 42.
>
> The remaining 565 (figure quoted from BT) exchanges without trigger
level
> will not be included in the rollout - "BT will continue to seek
to work
with
> public sector and other organisations to help bring broadband to these
> areas. Possible solutions include BT's Exchange Activate community
broadband
> solution as well as wireless and satellite broadband."
>
> Another interesting point to make, besides the fact that people will
be
able
> to order before the 150 day barrier (which essentially destroys
provisional
> RFS dates altogether), is that they will now be able to receive
broadband
> ADSL on the day the exchange is activated. Until now, you often had to
wait
> up to a couple of weeks after the RFS date itself.
>
> And here's the clincher... "As of April 27th 2004, the
registration scheme
> is closed. Exchanges that have not triggered or are not within 10% of
their
> trigger target will have an RFS date set and announced at the end of
June."
> The availability checker on bt.com/broadband has already been updated
to
> inform people of the removal of the preregistration scheme.
>
>
>
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