Re: Thousands cut off from phone service (land AND cell)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat net>
Date: April 9, 2009 6:08:38 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net, "ip" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] Re:   Thousands cut off from phone service (land AND  
cell)

At 03:02 PM 4/9/2009, Bob Frankston wrote:

> Interesting that it's only ATT and Verizon customers. This is  
> another reminder of the price we pay for a network architecture  
> based on the need to keep bits in billable paths instead of allowing  
> bits to flow free of the constraints of billing.

Actually, to create a redundant architecture comes with a very high  
price tag. In fact, it is financially infeasible in many cases due to  
the government's unwillingness to act against wholesale price gouging  
(the so-called "special access" issue).

The same remedies which would solve the "middle mile" problem for  
broadband access would also solve the problem of giving cellular  
towers redundant access.

--Brett Glass




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