Re: fcc ruling on dsl providers' access to infrastructure

[Joe McGuckin <joe () via net>]

On 8/7/05 7:20 PM, "Richard A Steenbergen" <ras () e-gerbil net> wrote:

> Maybe what we need is a certain class of
> company who will be responsible for running and maintaining the public
> data infrastructures. They could have lots of government regulations to
> ensure that they are charging a "fair" price while still being guaranteed
> a profit, and they could provide the last mile service for all those ISPs
> out there who are the ones that can actually compete and innovate.


Yes, it's called structural separation.
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