fcc ruling on dsl providers' access to infrastructure

Wed Aug 10 17:35:03 UTC 2005

One question: One article I read when the ruling was announced (can't  
find it now, sorry) suggested that this only affected access to the  
ILEC DSLAMs, not the ILEC local loops. If that's the case, then Covad  
and company aren't totally out of business yet, as they can still  
demand access to the copper plant. The question, then, is how quickly  
the ILECs replace copper with fiber, which they have exclusive access  
to per this ruling.

Is that a correct understanding?

-C

On Aug 10, 2005, at 12:21 PM, Joseph S D Yao wrote:

>
> On Sun, Aug 07, 2005 at 11:22:23AM -1000, Randy Bush wrote:
>
>>>>>> Yes there is a major concern that the government has
>>>>>> just ellminated every isp that is currently permitted
>>>>>> to use another carriers dsl lines to provide
>>>>>> service's.
>>>>>>
>>>>> will the ilec's start offering competitive services (not bw,
>>>>> but non-dynamic ips or small blocks to end-users?)
>>>>>
>>>> if their competition has been eliminated by fcc ruling, what
>>>> does 'competitive' pricing mean?
>>>>
>>> that which is set by the gov't rulings? :)
>>>
>>
>> and, for this morning's pop quiz, what is the classic term for an
>> economy of private ownership and government control?
>>
>
>
> "regulation", ISTM.  Just like before the Big Bell Breakup.  With  
> govt-
> sanctioned virtual monopolies.  Hmmm.  Relevance to MS case?   
> Except w/o
> any regulation, in that case.
>
>
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> Joe Yao
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