Written question asked by John Whittingdale (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 July 2002. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Monday, 1 July 2002 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, which telephone exchanges in Essex have been converted to DSL; and what plans there are to convert the remaining exchanges.

Answer: Mr. Whittingdale: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which telephone exchanges in Essex have been converted to DSL; and what plans there are to convert the remaining exchanges. [63772] Ms Hewitt: BT's website provides details of enabled exchanges by county: "http://www.bt.com/broadband/" According to the information they provide, 35 exchanges in Essex have to date been enabled to provide ADSL services. BT announced on 18 June that they will enable an exchange where a specified number of users have registered their interest, and will publicise how many more registrations are needed to reach the target. At first this offer will cover 300 exchanges, to be followed by a further 600.

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