Faster 'Net growth rate raises fears about routers

Wed Apr 4 22:59:33 UTC 2001

Yo Stephen!

On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Stephen Griffin wrote:

> > You can think that way all you want to, right up to the time when your local
> > RBOC decides it will no longer serve you. At which time, good luck shoving
> > those bytes down the wire.
>
> I may be stupid or something, but the above doesn't appear to make the
> least bit of sense. Do you have data that the RBOCs and CLECs are moving
> out of the circuit (DS0 on up) delivery business?

Yep, at least temporarily.  Usually happens late at night when they
"groom" the lines.  Or sometimes in the day when an installer hears
no dial-tone and grabs your T1 pairs.  Or when a tech misreads a circuit
ID and kills the wrong customer.  Or another case where a bumbling
tech brushed against the dip switches on the CSU/DSU.  And....
[fill in your own horror story here]

If these things have never happened to you then you have not been in
this business very long.

RGDS
GARY
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