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Be funds wider ADSL2 plus rollout
On 2 February 2006, broadband provider Be announced funding for a UK ADSL2 plus rollout. It had already started offering service from 52 BT exchanges in London and planned further London coverage as well as installations in Birmingham and Manchester.
A speed claim tied to technology
Be described ADSL2 plus as capable of up to 24 Mbps and aimed to reach close to half of the population by the end of 2006. These were rollout goals and maximum technology figures, not a guarantee of customer performance or a present availability statement.
Unbundling remained a constraint
The source notes that Be had previously reported delays installing its own equipment in BT exchanges. That local-loop unbundling process left some new customers waiting longer than expected. The funding announcement therefore combined an expansion plan with a reminder that exchange access could shape delivery.