Hot on the heels of Telewest's announcement earlier today, details have leaked of "rival" cable provider NTL's (see this article on Telewest & NTL possible merger), to offer a similar plan.

Announced in an NTL Press Release, the following chart lists the changes to be made to the existing service offerings.

Interestingly, this makes NTL the slightly cheaper option for a 700Kbps service, but these announcements sees both cable providers aligning their prices for their new 1.5Mbps offerings (£37.99 per month). Further its debateable if users would actually notice an increase in real figures on NTLs [new] 750Kbps, as this is only 150Kbps (25%) - but one certainly should'nt look a gift horse in the mouth.

NTL are also the only ISP of the two to increase their 'entry level' package. Telewest's 250Kbps service will remain at 250Kbps - but as can be seen, NTL's 150Kbps provision has been doubled to 300Kbps.