It's time to stop talking about name changes.
1. Even if they do merge for historical reasons, they will trade as seperate entities as Cable and Wireless is also an iconic brand of the British Empire. Richard Branson will not be happy to lose Virgin Brand over NTL
So no more threads and posts about name changes and rebrands because that will never happen. Even if or when Vodafone do takeover, it will still be called Cable and Wireless Worldwide.
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Originally Posted by Alan Fry
I would agree with you over the NTL/BT deal, I mean what were NTL thinking when they did this deal, purchase everything but the “actual” network
Could VM still buy the “actual” network from BT (especially since they have a BT Vision service and they have no interest to upgrade the service or take over running it and add content), since it would consider it “Non-Core” assets within BT Group plc
What were Microsoft doing buying Cable Franchises in the UK, do they still own shares in VM (as they also held shares in NTL)?
I would prefer a merger (rather than a takeover) between C&W Worldwide and Virgin Media.
When did Vodafone at Home operate?
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No they couldn't for operational reasons, the BT cable network shares cabinets and ducts with BT's telephone cables and would be complicated.
I never said Microsoft owned anything, they tried to bid for BT's cable franchises but got outbid by NTL
Vodafone at home was around 2006/7