CABLE giant ntl – which supplies television, telephone, and internet services to customers in the Ipswich and Felixstowe areas – today confirmed it is to take over rival Telewest in a multi-million pound deal.

CABLE giant ntl – which supplies television, telephone, and internet services to customers in the Ipswich and Felixstowe areas – today confirmed it is to take over rival Telewest in a £3.4 billion deal.

For full details and analysis of what this means for Suffolk customers, see Tuesday's Evening Star.