§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list the cable companies which are laying(a) fibre optic and (b) copper cable to the kerb. [17808]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorAll cable companies have hybrid optical fibre/copper cable networks. According to industry sources copper cable typically accounts for one in every 5km of cable laid and is mainly in the last drop to the home. In this, cable companies are similar to BT.