The following information is from the
ADSL Website
- a site with loads of information on Asymmetric Digital
Subscriber Line (Broadband to us mere mortals).
CLUN (WNCLU) The bit in brackets is BT's
code for the Clun exchange.
Exchange name: Clun
BT Exchange Code: WNCLU (Region, Wales) - that will get some of the
locals hopping
Last update: Friday 23 January 2004
State: Gathering registrations
Trigger point: 200
Registrations: 71 (35%)
Predicted trigger date: June 2004
The following graph will be regularly up-dated to show
you how Clun is progressing with registrations.
Historical Registration Data
(automatically updated)
How are our neighbouring towns doing?
The following statistics gathered 18 January 2004
show the triggers, registrations so far and the predicted date when
sufficient registrations trigger enablement of the exchange plus the
percentage change over the past 6 days.
|
Town |
Trigger |
Registrations to date |
%age
change since 12/01/04 |
Predicted Trigger Date |
| Craven Arms |
350 |
22% (78) |
no change |
Aug
2005 |
| Church
Stretton |
500 |
50% (253) |
no change |
Aug
2004 |
| Bishop's
Castle |
300 |
21% (64) |
no change |
Aug 2004 |
| Knighton |
450 |
18% (86) |
no change |
Sept
2005 |
| Clun |
200 |
35% (71) |
+2% |
April 2004 |
| Cleobury
Mortimer |
350 |
31% (110) |
+1% |
Jan
2014 |
| Ludlow |
350 |
100% (350) |
|
ADSL
enabled |
Why is there a registration scheme?
BT launched the registration scheme in June 2002 to replace the
previous rollout programme for enabling exchanges for ADSL technology.
Now, rather than estimate which exchanges have a sufficient level of
demand to be economically viable for ADSL, BT Wholesale are asking users
to register - once a trigger is reached the exchange will get ADSL.
It is important to note that sophisticated checks are done on
registrations to ensure that cheating does not result in exchanges being
enabled without real evidence of demand.
How is the trigger level calculated?
The trigger level is based on the cost of enabling a specific
exchange. BT have built a detailed model to calculate the number of
users that they need in order to justify the investment. The costs
include installation of ADSL termination equipment as well as the
back-haul circuits and may be affected by existing connections to the
exchange and physical space, availability of power, etc at the exchange.
The back-haul is usually the most significant part of the cost and
explains the variety in the trigger levels on different exchanges.
Clun's trigger level is low when compared to other towns in the area (see
above). This may be because of a reduction in back-haul costs since
both primary schools (Clun and Newcastle) have Broadband.
Does registration mean I have to order ADSL?
Registering your interest in no ways ties you into any contractual
obligation. Obviously BT will be looking for most people who
register to actually order the service, but there is no obligation.
What happens when the trigger level is reached?
Once the trigger level is reached for an exchange BT will spend a few
days checking the registrations to ensue they are genuine. If so,
the exchange will be added to the build list. It will generally take
around 3-4 months for the exchange to be ready for service.
Why do trigger levels vary so much?
The trigger level is related to the cost of the work that will need to
be done to ADSL enable an exchange. The trigger level reflects
roughly half the number of users BT will require as customers on that
exchange at the end of three years. the three year period is the set
time period when BT wants all the initial capital expenditure to have been
paid back.
Help on
registering for Broadband
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