NTL to cut off 15,000 customers

THE cable firm NTL plans to cut off 15,000 customer from its television service in the next six months as part of a campaign to crack down on subscribers who fail to pay to time.

NTL said earlier this year it had identified thousands of customers consistently not paying their cable bills and that it would act swiftly to disconnect them. During the last three months NTL cut off around 12,000 subscribers.

NTL Ireland chief executive Graeme Sutherland said this was an appropriate policy and would result in customers paying on time and improving the company’s business.