Re: Two Tiered Internet

[Jared Mauch <jared () puck nether net>]

On Wed, Dec 14, 2005 at 05:14:46PM -0800, Tony Li wrote:
> > I guess you missed all those trenches being dug in Verizon land to  
> > install
> > fiber to the home. I guess you missed all the network upgrades in  
> > ATT/SBC
> > and Bellsouth land to shorten their copper loop distances.
> >
> > Sounds like they are manufacturing more bandwidth and the zero sum  
> > game
> > is getting bigger.
>
>
> I believe it when it gets to my street.  So far, the reality is  
> Really Slow DSL, with
> service and installation times measured in weeks at costs that aren't
> competitive.  So yes, I missed all of that.

        Ditto.

        No matter how many million IPTV users there
are, it's not reaching the area where i live.  I'd love Verizon
to come into the chunk of the SBC area where i live
that is adjancent to their existing service area and attempt
to compete with each other.

        - jared

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