Re: Internet vs. Telephone company

[Jeremy Porter <jerry () fc net>]

In message <3.0.32.19970203105336.006bdcac () mail cts com>, "Kent W. England" wri
tes:
> At 05:28 PM 31-01-97 -0800, Bharat Ranjan wrote:
> > Check out a product called 'Internet Thruway" that routes a call based
> > on the Called Number. The idea is for telcos to implement this product
> > as a back-end to their access network so calls being made to a Thruway
> > provider never reach the voice network. It is instead sent (via IP and
> > L2F) directly to the ISP's network. SBC is already committed to
> > deploying this in parts of Texas.
>
> It's a partial solution and expensive to implement. The data calls still
> have to go through at least the first voice switch.
>
> But it would be nice to receive packets rather than switched circuits
> and avoid the cost of building so many dial POPs, if the price is right.

Of course the current pricing I've seen its significantly more
expensive than other solutions.

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