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Seems odd that when the Isle of Wight is a full fledged part of the UK that it seems to not be part of the UK for telephone and cable services.

Well odd perhaps but not totally relevant here as it is Wight cable north (now Smallworld) which runs from the south of Glasgow through Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and from Carlisle across Cumbria to Lancaster and Morecambe.