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Alastair

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Dec 13, 2002, 7:20:25 PM12/13/02
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Has anyone heard anything about the BBC broadband access issue?

How difficult can it be?


Peter Gradwell

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Dec 16, 2002, 5:00:18 AM12/16/02
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On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 00:20:25 -0000, "Alastair" <em...@address.invalid>
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>Has anyone heard anything about the BBC broadband access issue?
>
>How difficult can it be?

very. I observed the management of NewNet trying to do it too. They've
failed. Basically, I think they get bugger all response from the BBC.

peter

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Alastair

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Dec 16, 2002, 5:12:42 AM12/16/02
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"Peter Gradwell" <pe...@gradwell.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 00:20:25 -0000, "Alastair" <em...@address.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> >Has anyone heard anything about the BBC broadband access issue?
> >
> >How difficult can it be?
>
> very. I observed the management of NewNet trying to do it too. They've
> failed. Basically, I think they get bugger all response from the BBC.

Rats. I wonder if it's just a matter of finding the
right person to talk to. I've done some work for the
BBC in the past and found them reasonably efficient
once the correct department has been tracked down, but
tortuous in the extreme until it has.

Presumably, in order to make it happen, A&A would have
to set up some sort of mirror of the BBC broadband
content and then arrange for the BBC to provide a feed.
Doesn't really sound beyond the wit of man does it?


Michael Beddow

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Dec 16, 2002, 5:30:14 AM12/16/02
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"Alastair" <em...@address.invalid> wrote in message
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> Presumably, in order to make it happen, A&A would have
> to set up some sort of mirror of the BBC broadband
> content and then arrange for the BBC to provide a feed.
> Doesn't really sound beyond the wit of man does it?

I'm not sure it's even as complicated (or sensible) as that. AFAIK what's at
stake is the Beeb's attempts to prevent Johnny Foreigner from using our True
British Broadband services (without shelling out an additional fee, that
is). So they are (incompetently and lazily) compiling a list of UK ISPs and
registering their IP blocks as legitimate recipients of the services. Bad
enough having a mean-minded policy. Worse that they can't even administer it
properly.

Michael Beddow


Peter Gradwell

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Dec 16, 2002, 6:12:47 AM12/16/02
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Indeed, what would be more intelligent would be for them to only
restrict the content to those ISPs with whom they peer at certain
locations (i.e. London). If we all keep trying to pester, eventually
we'll influence them.

bryanlondon

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Dec 16, 2002, 7:44:48 AM12/16/02
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| Indeed, what would be more intelligent would be for them to only
| restrict the content to those ISPs with whom they peer at certain
| locations (i.e. London). If we all keep trying to pester, eventually
| we'll influence them.

Some time ago I received a E-mail from Sara Watkins, BBC New Media.

Are you a representative of Andrews and Arnold or a subscriber to their
> services?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sara
>
> Sara Watkins, BBC New Media
>

The E-Mail address was pcbro...@bbc.co.uk

Bryanlondon


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