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To: danofthebes who wrote (3481)	10/31/2000 5:54:13 PM
From: david james	Respond to of 3541

The Blame Game Slow bandwidth provisioning is weighing down long-haul and local access network providers. Why are they pointing fingers at each other? by Amy Larsen DeCarlo and Brian Washburn The endless expansion of the Web is a bittersweet blessing for service providers. On one hand, the business case couldn't be better. Everyone everywhere wants faster Internet access, and they want it yesterday. So long-haul providers are working furiously to light fiber across the country and around the world. On the access side, metro area providers are busy installing the latest optical equipment. And optic transmission vendors are busy hyping their equipment's rapid provisioning functions. But despite efforts by the entire industry, it still takes weeks--if not months--for customers to get service. At the crux of the provisioning issue is the fact that demand far exceeds capacity. continued .... teledotcom.com