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NTL and Telewest spent a short history offering similar cable television, broadband internet and home phone services. Both companies Broadband Will It Affect Your Online in fierce 2008 07 15 Archive chasing 46137 same customers until they merged though retained Internet Access In Mainland China For separate brands. Last year NTL joined forces with Richard Branson incorporating his When Wireless Broadband Meets Voip Mobile and Virgin Net (broadband) brands in return for a 14% stake in the new company Virgin Media.

From February 14th this year Virgin Media will offer the consumer quad play? Broadband, Digital TV, Home Phone and Mobile under one umbrella from 40. The new package will be seen as a direct competition to the likes of Talk Talk and Sky who currently offer bundled packages.

The NTL and Telewest brands were dogged with poor coverage and a bad reputation for customer service. Virgin Media executive James Weekley has gone as far as to admit the company has a history of "crap customer service". It is hoped that the strength of the Virgin brand and the endorsement by stars such as Uma Thurman will help the new brand lose its reputation of poor levels of customer service associated with the old cable brands.

Virgin Media Broadband coverage will offer ADSL or cable broadband and will cover most of the UK population. The new offer is likely to be highly competitive, particularly given the previous Virgin broadband offer was arguably the best value entry level package on the market.

With a high profile launch, its unique quad play offering and Bransons input Virgin Media could be set to become a major player in the 85050 arena.

About the Author: Yvan Bamping is a resident expert at http://www.Broadband-Expert.co.uk, an independent resource allowing consumers to compare broadband packages, read broadband provider reviews and stay abreast of the latest industry news and broadband offers.

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