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Technology Stocks : LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIES - Let's Discuss Them Here
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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (11626)6/27/2001 3:57:19 AM
From: Crossy  Read Replies (1) of 12823
 
Mike,
thx for reply, so I think I got your argument right at least.

Let me clear up the remaining issue about my line of argumentation:

"So the 96 Act is NOT a shortterm solution IMHO and it does nothing to increase the speed of DSL broadband deployment BUT - it is a pathway to a competitive future and precicesly this "assymetric" regulation is to address the simple fact that there does exist a PSTN network that was created in a world of monopoly (the uneven playing field)"

I'm not sure what you are saying here? Is this what you think, or what you think I think?

Actually it was an attempt of an inference of my behalf. I mentioned that ILECs would have stalled with or without the Act of 96 because of obvious T1 or ISDN revenue stream self-disruption - you agreed to that (I thought so).

That statement above of mine is a sort of a "summarization" in light of the arguments before. I pointed out that the intent of the Act of 96 was not so much to speed up broadband deployment (or at least it just didn't do it). It has another merit which I think is ultimately more important than just a swift introduction of broadband (which will happen anyhow due to cable MSO competition) : the ACt as I see it is a pathway to a competitive broadband future.

Finally I also tried to second guess the underlying justification of the "different" treatment of the PSTN and the cablecos (MSOs) which appears incomprehensible at first but becomes quite logical on further examination IMHO

On Europe I indeed pointed out that the regulatory set here goes even further than your Telecom Act of 96 or at least is largely equivalent. Not only pertaining to voice but also to data and local loop unbundling - that's the real important stuff IMHO and the PTTs may have stalled initially but the public scrutiny is enormous - so they started deploying DSL even where cable modem competition did not yet exist (p.e. Germany). And unmetered access is gaining popularity here, too

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