Trey, Dr. Tech, Vlad, et al...
Wondering if you saw this- here is the conclusion to the below article:
"Until these issues are confronted, U S West can't offer DSL for up to six months until a full investigation into what they are doing is completed."
Service quality and provisioning issues are:
1. The small pipes (DSLs) will initially be made
available over copper loops only. DSLs over
carrier-derived facilities will be made available later
as the technology catches up (late 1998 or early
1999). This will result in customer confusion
concerning whether they can get a DSL line or not.
2. U S WEST Communications, Inc. (USWC),
provisioning problems (Held Orders) may not make
the large pipes available in a timely manner to SPEs
who want them. Staff has heard of provisioning
problems from ISPs. Staff should monitor this
situation and bring these kinds of problems before
the Commission on an individual case basis.
Whenever USWC cannot provision a large pipe
(Megacentral; T-1 or OC-1) in their standard
interval, they should immediately report that
situation to staff. Staff will evaluate the current
scope of these provisioning problems before
recommending approval of this tariff.
3. USWC is not deploying this service in
conformance to the initial standards of the
Universal ADSL Working Group (UAWG) of which
it is a member. The modems for this service are
available only from USWC and will not be
generally available due to their nonconformance
with industry standards.
Other identified problems include:
USWEST.net will be providing Internet access
services over Megacentral connections to the
ATM network for $19.95/monthly, will offer
Megapack service for $59.95 per month, and
will offer an initial installation package to the
end user which is less than half of what an end
user can get if they choose another SPE. Other
than stating that USWEST.net is unregulated, U
S WEST has actively chosen not to provide
staff with any other information concerning
USWEST.net.
Further information about USWEST.net,
available from the USWEST.com,
USWEST.net, and INTERPRISE web sites, is
that Megapack service can be ordered simply
by calling the same number in the telephone
book as one uses for ordering local telephone
service. USWEST.net will also be offering the
following tariffed services of USWC: Frame
Relay, ISDN, ATM, and DSL(Megabit
services), along with Internet access.
The PUC has created a partial list of issues needing
investigation concerning USWEST.net:
1. If USWEST.net is offering local service, they
need tariffs to do so. They have filed none.
2. If USWEST.net is reselling local service, they
need a certificate as a CLEC. They do not have
one.
3. If USWEST.net is part of unregulated operations,
they need an approved affiliated interest agreement.
They do not have one.
4. USWEST.net equipment used to provide Internet
access is located in "administrative" space in the
Capitol I building in Portland. The Capitol I
building, owned by USWC, shares a common wall
with the Capitol II building. The Capitol II building
houses the central office complex for downtown
Portland. I visited the "administrative" installation
in the Capitol I building. Technically, it is an
equivalent to physical collocation, which may be
illegal.
Until these issues are confronted, U S West can't
offer DSL for up to six months until a full
investigation into what they are doing is completed.
Source: telechoice.com |
