Is it true that Ntl are being bought out?

crazyasafox

The kid brother is going out with one of the staff from Ntl and came home the other night talking about them being bought out or maybe a merger.I have asked him to get some concrete info but has anyone else heard anything....:eek:

ando

well any other arrangement would be fine by me cause at the mo, ntl are doing f*ck all with the dublin network and it looks likely that they'll do f*ck all in the future

crawler

No , they are not being bought out. 1) who would buy them? 2) Why would you buy them? 3) They paid way too much for Cablelink ( £535m !! ) therefore would make massive loss on the sale.... even if someone did buy them, all telcos are so f***ed they wouldnt have the money to do anything decent with the network anyway...

Shinji

Telewest will have bought out NTL within three to five years. It's not a short-term thing though, they have their own debt difficulties to deal with first. Already the two companies are acting as one in a lot of respects though - shared ad campaigns etc - and it's well-accepted within them that they'll be the same company in a few years time.

Hannibal_12

I was heavily relying on NTL to come foward with their cable service because simply I knew €ircom wouldn't do much if anything at all about DSL, which I still cant get in central Dublin three months after launch for extortionate prices.
Unfortunately yet again I was let down and as a result am still in the breakdown lane on the superhighway while my Yankee and European (and some third world countries) cousins pass me by.
Often I wonder if the backward Irish stereotype is more accurate than some would like to admit.

Lenny

I'm happy enough with my Cable

crawler

I'd give my right arm for Cable at €35.00 pm at 512k ( or summit like that ? ) - move to Navan and experience the joy of Chorus!!

Dont know about the Telewest Buyout Shinji - Telewest and Liberty Media and their woes etc.....ntl will be a much stronger company than Telewest once the recapitisation completes next month - I would imagine a merger is on the cards, but as you say , not in the short term....only crystal ball gazing though!

Lenny

its actualy 40pm if you choose to rent the modem off them..

seamus

OJ, just stop talking. The more you talk, the worse you're making it

Personally I don't think *any* mergers/demergers/buyouts in our telecommunications sector will make a difference in the current financial climate........

segadreamcast

Originally posted by Hannibal_12
Often I wonder if the backward Irish stereotype is more accurate than some would like to admit.

*Sigh* It is. Pass the potatoes mate...