4 out of 5 of the places I've lived in London had DSL but no cable, so for 80% of my experience in London BT was the onyl last mile provider available. And yes

4 out of 5 of the places I've lived in London had DSL but no cable, so for 80% of my experience in London BT was the onyl last mile provider available. And yes, there are some new developments, there is some hope in the horizon. Meanwhile, I regularly see tweets from people in, say, Norway, with gigabit internet access.