BT has announced plans to scrap its allocation system for wholesale
broadband next month which had been much critised by ISPs relying
on BT making the services more readily available, according to a
report today by news site ZDNet.co.uk.
ISPs without their own cable network rely on BT’s wholesale
services as they wait for the now-overdue local loop unbundling.
Many have withdrawn from the unbundling offer, seeing it as being
not financially viable.
According to ZDNet, ISPs took issue with BT’s allocation system
for wholesale broadband services which required ISPs to specify
each month the number of customers they wanted to connect. Instead,
from next month, ISPs can request as many connections as they want.
Some commentators are sceptical about BT's ability to meet the
anticipated demand.
The telecoms watchdog Oftel is also reported to be investigating
BT’s refusal to offer service level agreements with its broadband
services.
