FCC rules that telcos can cut off DSL resellers

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org>
Date: August 6, 2005 4:35:03 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net, Ip Ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] FCC rules that telcos can cut off DSL resellers


Dave:

The most serious problem with this ruling is that it may not only cut  
off local providers' access to the DSL infrastructure but also their  
"backhauls" -- their connections to the Internet. The ruling will  
allow the Baby Bells to price wholesale access (the "big pipes" that  
ISPs buy) above the retail value that can be derived from them, thus  
making it infeasible for others to compete and ensuring vertical  
integration. The days of the independent ISP may well be numbered.

--Brett Glass



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