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Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation
From: "Brett Frankenberger" <rbf () rbfnet com>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 09:40:16 -0500 (CDT)
I hate to sound stupid, but isn't this the "ILECs put CLECs out of business act?" Exactly how will this impact any ISP that uses the ILEC's facilities?
Some ISPs have business models that include, directly or indirectly, making money from the reciprocal compensation fees paid by the ILEC. (Example: CLEC gives free phone line service to ISPs and makes it's profit off the compensation. ISP becomes dependant on the effective subisdy represented by the free phone lines and can't live with out it.) (Example: ISP becomes CLEC and depends on reciprocal compensation revenue to survive.) Real CLECs -- those that try to serve a broad based market, rather than hack togethor a contrived market that will result in a high ration o finbound to outbound calls, will do fine in the absence of reciprocal compensation. -- Brett
Current thread:
- HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation William Allen Simpson (Sep 14)
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation Jeff Mcadams (Sep 14)
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation David Lesher (Sep 14)
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation M. David Leonard (Sep 14)
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation Brett Frankenberger (Sep 14)
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation M. David Leonard (Sep 14)
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation Bill Woodcock (Sep 14)
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation Nathan Stratton (Sep 14)
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation Brett Frankenberger (Sep 14)
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation Masataka Ohta (Sep 15)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation Chip Sharp (Sep 14)
- Re: HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation David Lesher (Sep 14)
- HR 4445 Reciprocal Compensation Robert Cannon (Sep 18)