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To: Teflon who wrote (154)9/7/1999 2:47:00 PM
From: RTev   of 1817
 
I think it might be helpful for the Group if you would distinguish the differences between "CLECs" and "RBOCs" (regional bell operating companies).

Sure. I'm afraid I've been hanging around the Last Mile thread and some usenet dsl groups enough that I've become infected with the telecom acronym proclivity (TAP) or in its worst form, SPINAL TAP (Scary Profusion In writing of Numerous Abbreviated Letters TAP).

First a link that I've found helpful when reading about telecom issues since it offers a brief explanation of many of the acronyms used:
dslreports.com

A CLEC is a competitive local exchange carrier. Its opposite is an ILEC or incumbent local exchange carrier. At this point, the RBOCs (or regional Bell operating companies) all function as ILECs within their home territory. Eventually, all of them hope to become CLECs outside of that territory.

The three big long distance companies all function as CLECs in at at least a few cities. They provide -- mostly to businesses -- complete phone service including both local and long distance calling. The competitive DSL providers -- Covad, Northpoint, and Rhythms -- are often called data CLECs since they usually provide competitive local exchange service for data only.

Within two or three years all of the ILECs will be required to show that their systems are fully open to CLECs. In theory, it will then be as easy to change local service as it is now to change long distance service.

Once that happens, the RBOCs will be able to enter the long distance business in competition with T, WCOM, FON and the rest.

Here's a telling news search on the term "CLEC" that shows the activity in the area:
catalog.dogpile.com
and another on slightly different sources:
quoteserver.dogpile.com
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