RE: ADSL - BT says goodnight to preregistration scheme

["Sean" <group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Now why did we not think of that Ian?
All those leaflets.... still it was worth it

Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: groups@xxxxxxx [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 27 April 2004 18:32
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] ADSL - BT says goodnight to preregistration scheme

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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