Component Shortage May Affect Other U.K. Op.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Multichannel News, July, 2000 by FLYNN, BARRY
LONDON -- British MSO NTL Inc. admitted that it, too, has been affected by the worldwide shortage of memory chips that caused rival Telewest Communications plc to stop marketing its digital-cable offer. The shortage "doesn't seem to be affecting us in the way it's affecting Telewest," an NTL spokeswoman said.
"We're not saying it hasn't affected us, but it is very manageable. We have no plans to restrict marketing of our digital offer." The spokeswoman indicated that NTL is able to continue marketing its digital product because it has an inventory of digital set-top boxes. The shortage is due to box-maker Pace Micro Technology plc's inability to source enough Flash and SDRAM (synchronous dynamic random-access memory) chips from world markets....
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