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BT is scrapping its broadband pre-registration
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27-04-2004 5:04pm#1From TheRegister...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/27/bt_broadband_exchange/
BT is scrapping its broadband pre-registration scheme after realising at last that there is sufficient interest in broadband after all.
The move is set to make DSL broadband available to 99.6 per cent of UK homes and businesses by summer 2005, bringing the UK "significantly closer to universal availability".
The BT pre-registration scheme was launched in July 2002 and was designed to map demand for broadband in areas not blessed with high-speed Net access. BT's position was that it was prepared to invest in the technology - as long as people were prepared to use it.
Since then, the scheme has generated more than 880,000 registrations and led to the upgrade of more than 2,000 exchanges, increasing availability from 66 per cent in 2002 to around 85 per cent today.
Now that the broadband registration scheme is being shelved, those exchanges that have passed their trigger levels - or are within 10 per cent of their thresholds - will be lined up an upgrade. Details of when other exchanges can expect to get broadband are due to be announced by the end of June.
BT's chief broadband officer, Alison Ritchie, said: "The broadband registration scheme has been a powerful tool for us to match investment to demand and its fantastic success, with the support of local campaigners, has set the way for other countries to follow.
"Now, as we move into more and more rural areas and we have a clearer picture of growing demand, there are real benefits to be gained through a planned roll out. This means we can deliver broadband to far more people in a shorter timeframe."
Today's announcement is set to deliver broadband to every exchange in the UK except for the very smallest, which account for fewer than 100,000 premises, according to BT. The telco said it would continue to find other ways of delivering broadband to these exchanges. ®0
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Unlike the UK where the pre-registration scheme has proved immensely successfully, Ireland will never see an exchange upgraded as a direct result of registrations received to eircom's dsltriggers website due to their current hilarious trigger levels for exchanges in towns of less than 1500 peeps.
And do you know what...? Thats just the way they likes it...
Gotta love those pathetic PR stunts.
Yours in a rotten humour,
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Indeed. One of the towns I looked at, and compared to the latest census (2002), would currently require a take up rate of nearly 600% -- just an example. All of the towns I looked at that are in my county required takup rates well above 100%.0
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The recent Eircom ad's proclaiming how they have brought Ireland into the digital age through the rollout of broadband are an example of the contempt the company holds its customers in. The BB triggers are another !
Eircom is not interested in rolling out BB to any exchange unless it can be guaranteed to make a quick buck from it. They have to pay off the banks and shareholders, so there is feck all left to maintain the network never mind investing in new equipment.
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Eircom are muppets for sure, but can they really be blamed for lack of people in certain areas of the country? It seems reasonable to set the trigger at a level where they will make money regardless of the number of people connected to the exchange.0
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I was told by Engineer working for Eircom that the Trigger levels are mostly deliberately set a level belived too high by management. It's not about money when you set trigger levels that you konw should never be reached.
Also you need an Eircom account code to register. Which denies those not useing Eircom fixed lines. I wasn't a month ago, but I did have a "real" phone line socket that actually worked.
This suggests that for many "trigger exchanges" they have no intention of rollout of BB at all.0 -
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Originally posted by Da Man
Eircom are muppets for sure, but can they really be blamed for lack of people in certain areas of the country? It seems reasonable to set the trigger at a level where they will make money regardless of the number of people connected to the exchange.
If that were the case, fine, I would not have a problem with it. However, not only are the trigger levels set at ridiculous levels, they are also set way beyond a profitable service. There is no excuse for not upgrading exchanges that already have fibre installed in this day and age. 20 customers pay for the DSLAM and upgrade within months, 21 customers already turn a profit.
Why set trigger levels at hundreds? It just makes no sense. Actually it does make sense, if you assume the following statement to be true: Eircom are simply using the 'trigger level' program as a PR stunt, and have no actual plans currently to roll out broadband.0 -
This was done a few of months ago so the trigger levels could have changed. It illustrates the cynicism of Eircom in setting these up.
Town County Eircom Trigger CSO 2002 Households Abbeyleix Co Laois 376 467 124.20% Adare Co Limerick 398 363 91.21% Aherla Co Cork 360 Ardara Co Donegal 264 216 81.82% Ashford Co Wicklow 384 412 107.29% Askeaton Co Limerick 312 291 93.27% Aughrim Co Wicklow 247 281 113.77% Ballinagh Co Cavan 379 171 45.12% Ballinamore Co Leitrim 396 282 71.21% Ballineen Co Cork 343 197 57.43% Ballinspittle Co Cork 237 Ballivor Co Meath 243 244 100.41% Ballybay Co Monaghan 421 199 47.27% Ballyboughal Co Dublin 250 86 34.40% Ballyhaunis Co Mayo 470 475 101.06% Ballyjamesduff Co Cavan 411 312 75.91% Ballymahon Co Longford 311 307 98.71% Ballymore Eustace Co Kildare 318 256 80.50% Ballymote Co Leitrim 404 349 86.39% Balrath Co Westmeath 241 Baltinglass Co Wicklow 346 407 117.63% Barna Galway 499 Belturbet Co Cavan 379 476 125.59% Bennettsbridge Co Kilkenny 234 241 102.99% Bliary Co Westmeath Borris Co Carlow Borrisoleigh Co Tipperary 254 221 87.01% Bridgend Co Donegal 238 98 41.18% Brittas Co Dublin 336 50 14.88% Bunclody Co Wexford 398 373 93.72% Buttevant Co Cork 337 381 113.06% Cahirciveen Co Kerry 442 499 112.90% Callan Co Kilkenny 357 453 126.89% Carlingford Co Louth 292 221 75.68% Carnew Co Wicklow 264 285 107.95% Carrignavar Co Cork 260 Carrigtwohill Co Cork 499 467 93.59% Castlebellinghan Co Louth 411 251 61.07% Castlecomer Co Kilkenny 396 499 126.01% Castleconnell Co Limerick 435 424 97.47% Castledermot Co Kildare 237 250 105.49% Castlefin Co Donegal 245 254 103.67% Castlegarran Sligo 330 Castlelyons Co Cork 352 64 18.18% Castlemartyr Co Cork 295 213 72.20% Castlepollard Co Westmeath 257 289 112.45% Charlestown Co Mayo 400 254 63.50% Claregalway Co Galway 421 201 47.74% Clarina Co Limerick 234 Cleariestown Co Wexford 246 Cloyne Co Cork 264 268 101.52% Coachford Co Cork 299 135 45.15% Collon Co Louth 229 149 65.07% Collooney Co Sligo 478 229 47.91% Cong Co Mayo 246 48 19.51% Crookstown Co Cork 274 97 35.40% Crosshaven Co Cork 499 487 97.60% Crossmolina Co Mayo 351 341 97.15% Curragh Camp Co Kildare 413 Doneralie Co Cork 241 286 118.67% Drimoleague Co Cork Dromahair Co Leitrim 292 130 44.52% Drumlish Co Longford 255 90 35.29% Drumshanbo Co Leitrim 287 221 77.00% Dunleer Co Louth 481 348 72.35% Edgeworthstown Co Roscommon 265 Elphin Co Sligo 246 203 82.52% Emyvale Co Monaghan 398 198 49.75% Ennistymon Co Clare 394 335 85.03% Falcarragh Co Donegal 499 307 61.52% Farranfore Co Kerry 414 Ferbane Co Offaly 243 378 155.56% Ferns Co Wexford 288 315 109.38% Fethard Co Wexford 396 488 123.23% Foxford Co Mayo 397 355 89.42% Garristown Co Dublin 314 87 27.71% Glassan Co Westmeath 279 65 23.30% Glenamaddy Co Mayo 268 151 56.34% Glenties Co Donegal 246 305 123.98% Graiguenamanagh Co Kilkenny 309 403 130.42% Granard Co Longford 383 354 92.43% Headford Co Galway 367 265 72.21% Inniscrone Co Sligo 393 218 55.47% Innishannon Co Cork 428 205 47.90% Inverin Co Galway 250 Johnstown Co Kilkenny 292 163 55.82% Kilala Co Sligo 284 221 77.82% Kilaloe Co Clare 499 398 79.76% Kilcolgan Co Galway 298 Kildorrery Co Cork 296 83 28.04% Kilkelly Co Mayo 249 88 35.34% Killavullen Co Cork 286 74 25.87% Killenaule Co Tipperary 277 240 86.64% Killeshandra Co Cavan 277 151 54.51% Killucan Co Westmeath 326 180 55.21% Killybegs Co Donegal 483 427 88.41% Kilmacow Co Waterford 242 178 73.55% Kilmacthomas Co Waterford 299 228 76.25% Kilmeaden Co Waterford 257 Kingscourt Co Cavan 491 442 90.02% Kinnegad Co Westmeath 304 436 143.42% Knock Co Mayo 326 210 64.42% Knockboy Co Waterford 499 Lahinch Co Clare 362 229 63.26% Leap Co Cork 340 62 18.24% Lifford Co Donegal 402 423 105.22% Lismore Co Waterford 298 323 108.39% Manorhamilton Co Leitrim 381 344 90.29% Milford Co Donegal 234 258 110.26% Millstreet Co Cork 415 472 113.73% Mohill Co Leitrim 414 276 66.67% Mooncoin Co Kilkenny 283 259 91.52% Mountbellew Co Galway 256 193 75.39% Mountrath Co Laois 377 462 122.55% Moville Co Donegal 340 505 148.53% Moycullen Co Galway 334 284 85.03% Newmarket on Fergus Co Clare 411 495 120.44% Newport Co Mayo 273 311 113.92% Oldcastle Co Meath 429 323 75.29% Oughterard Co Galway 359 434 120.89% Oylgate Co Wexford 230 83 36.09% Pallaskenry Co Limerick 258 180 69.77% Passage East Co Waterford 238 221 92.86% Patrickswell Co Limerick 362 293 80.94% Ramelton Co Donegal 229 362 158.08% Raphoe Co Donegal 304 337 110.86% Rathdowney Co Laois 353 403 114.16% Rathdrum Co Wicklow 372 411 110.48% Rathkeale Co Limerick 371 474 127.76% Ravensdale Co Louth 406 Ringaskiddy Co Cork 409 136 33.25% Riverstown Co Sligo 282 88 31.21% Rochfordbridge Co Westmeath 257 445 173.15% Rooskey Co Roscommon 263 63 23.95% Rosscarbery Co Cork 312 166 53.21% Sixmilebridge Co Clare 367 447 121.80% Slane Co Meath 375 266 70.93% Spiddal Co Galway 292 60 20.55% Straffan Co Kildare 303 95 31.35% Strandhill Co Sligo 303 372 122.77% Strokestown Co Roscommon 327 242 74.01% Tamney Co Donegal 287 Tara Co Meath 362 Termonfeckin Co Louth 305 168 55.08% Thomastown Co Kilkenny 377 487 129.18% Timoleague Co Cork 229 123 53.71% Tomhaggard Co Wexford 264 Tubbercurry Co Sligo 437 394 90.16% Virginia Co Cavan 485 427 88.04% Whitegate Co Cork 264 139 52.65%
Even if Eircom had set realistic trigger levels like BT in the UK, it still would not have made any difference in the overall number of exchanges upgraded. In reality, a budget for upgrading exchanges is allocated in advance. A certain number of exchanges is chosen. By setting up trigger levels the telco is at most aided in the order in which the exchanges are upgraded.
BT have now abandoned trigger levels. This to me is evidence that they never really needed them in the first place. The real purpose of them was to encourage local groups to act as unpaid pimps on behalf of BT. In this way the one thing BT want to avoid, competition, is discouraged since by dangling the trigger level in front of them, the local groups are led to believe that BT are the only realistic company that can bring broadband to their area.
In a way, Eircom have done Ireland a favour. Their total cynicism in the matter has meant that we no longer look to them exclusively to bring broadband to Ireland although this was not their intention.0 -
Even at horribly optimisic 1/3rd = 33% only a few would be reached
At 20% none
A realistic level, though still high is 10% .. 15%0
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