Crossy- After reading your post, I better get updated on broadband rollout stats in Europe. It gives me hope. I don't recall my last active look into stats, as Europe making much progress in broadband. But I could be wrong.
IF ILECs are uncooperative and stall then our "regulator" slaps fines on them.
Can you tell me why it's taking literally years for incumbent Deutsche Telekom to spin off their cable plant? They were ordered to do so and as far as I know, still have not done so. I thought separating twisted pair and coaxial was the only smart move on the part of government, yet I've been dissapointed at the slow reaction of DT to do so.
I'm under the impression that before cable was forbidden to offer telecom and vice versa.
Well if that's in the 96 Act I am all for that particular passage! But honestly I don't know. IMO, the government should say, "Let it be a free for all. Fixed broadband wireless, fiberless optics, HFC coaxial, twisted pair, 3G mobile, satellite, etc...IF YOU BUILD IT, IT'S YOURS."
It's only now that ILECs feel they MUST act. With or without CLECs. With or without the telecom act. They must do now or cable with take away their meal. Hehe. And in such a situation, why change the telecom act then ?
Exactly. So why keep rules in place that only served to put companies in court? Worst of all, the 96 Telecom Act keeps the mentality of a failed scheme in the minds of congress. It's scary as the ILECs can lobby changes to it seemingly at will. Next they may indeed directly attack cablecos under the guise of the American flag. I'm very concerned that is what will happen. Instead of attacking cablecos on the street, they will attack them by lobbying changes to 96 Telecom Act. Now that we have a more liberal(pro-government) congress, it's even more scary this may become a reality. -MikeM(From Florida) |
