From: Max More (max@maxmore.com)
Date: Fri Sep 24 1999 - 22:48:54 MDT
At 12:05 PM 9/24/99 -0700, Brian wrote:
>
>If we build an all fiber network we have to do it out of profit,
>and not charge the users (strike one) we have to let EVERYONE else
>use it (strike two) for 20% less than we charge ourselves, (strike
>three) we have to reserve 80% of bandwidth for them (strike four!)
>and we are forbidden from long distance or any other value added
>business... (strike five!)
>
>Any wonder we haven't built it?
Sorry this is vague, but I very recently skimmed a news item that sounded
encouraging in regard especially to alleviating your fifth strike, and
perhaps one or two others. I'll have to go and dig up the story, but as I
recall the FCC (I presume) has just clarified which parts of the networks
the RBOCs must open up before they can compete in long distance, and they
*do not* include the data networks. If someone doesn't beat me to it, I'll
track down the specifics.
Max
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Max More, Ph.D.
<max@maxmore.com> or <more@extropy.org>
Implications of Advanced Technologies
President, Extropy Institute: http://www.extropy.org
EXTRO 4 Conference: Biotech Futures. See http://www.extropy.org/ex4/e4main.htm
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