Mr. Pulver to D.C.

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

From: Dave Burstein <dave3 () dslprime com>

Policy folk - The Pulver FCC story is breaking, but please be cautious. The 
pricing will mean telcos and cablecos will probably dominate VOIP, not the 
independents. VOIP requires broadband, and Qwest's pricing in the bundle 
essentially requires buying $25 of Qwest phone service to get DSL. If 
copied by the cable guys, Vonage and the like will be a niche, not a 
revolution.

Note also that the access charge issue is $10B, really big. The flip side 
is the telcos attempt to raise basic phone rates, state by state and 
nationally. This will be far more dollars out of consumer pockets for the 
next few years, and more important to telco profits. Ask me to share data 
and sources anytime. db 

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