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[UK] AOL to invest up to GBP 120 million in UK LLU ADSL2+ network

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  • 24-01-2006 1:31am
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    bealtine
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    The wonders of LLU?

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    AOL has decided to invest up to GBP 120 million in a new telecoms infrastructure in the UK, which will open up the local telephone network and related services to increased competition and innovation. The investment will be made in LLU. AOL's decision to invest in telecoms infrastructure in the UK follows Ofcom's recent mandates on LLU and the Strategic Review of Telecommunications, which has laid down the regulations and targets that BT must adhere to as it opens up its local telephone network to competitors. The initial phase of the programme, costing around GPB 50 million, will take place in the first half of 2006 and reach up to 300 exchanges in the UK, equivalent to 20 percent of UK households. If successful, AOL may extend this rollout to up to 1,000 exchanges in the UK, based on an estimated additional investment of GBP 70 million, in order to be able to offer the possibility of 'unbundling' the telephone line for more than 50% of UK households. AOL's investment in the local telephone network in the UK is being funded by parent company Time Warner.
    AOL has completed beta testing of the LLU process in two London exchanges, Battersea and Ealing and has created a team of more than 100 people in the UK to carry out a large-scale LLU rollout. AOL's unbundled services will be ADSL 2+ compatible, creating the potential for broadband services of more than 8Mbps in the future.


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