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To: E. Davies who wrote (14515)	8/14/1999 9:38:00 PM
From: ahhaha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

It may not take as long as you think. The effort to take fiber deeper is very important, not for the expressed reason of reducing the load under the current model of distribution, but for the opportunity to be able to readily support a new model of distribution. The only existing constraint on open access is FTTC and fiber to the mini-node is a good enough approximation, but not under the bandwidth limitations in the loop under the current model. Put 90 gig on the loop with 5000 channels at 8 MHZ or some such FIFO combination fully switchable at the mini-node and you have the mini-node supporting consumer choice. So all the infrastructure could be built to alleviate the old model, but could also accommodate quickly and cheaply a new model. Att has to implement the mini-node immediately if the SLC test succeeds. The reason is that new subs are a drag on the usability of the network. The urgency is there.