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Technology Stocks : LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIES - Let's Discuss Them Here
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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (10117)1/10/2001 12:34:58 AM
From: wonk  Read Replies (2) of 12823
 
The ILECS have always lost money on consumer dial tone - the difference made up in business dial tone, LL (as elmatador pointed out) data and most important, access charges. They have been tremendously helped by the internet and the explosion of HH 2nd lines.

The 96 Act was attempting to foster competition by letting the CLECs and the IXcs attack the biz market, letting the RBOCs into LD only as competition developed and the elimination of access charges in relative sync with developing competition. Basically, everyone attack each others profit centers.

There was method to the madness. However, the RBOCS have played the defensive game very well, the market is knocking the stuffing out of the CLECS, and their wireless subs and the internet has picked up the slack from market share losses in biz.

But they still lose money in res dial tone.

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