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To: ftth who wrote (1574)	12/26/2000 5:35:06 PM
From: axial	Respond to of 46821

"Electricity is the most similar analog" Yes, but Dave, electricity is a commodity, isn't it? And wasn't it regulation and standardization that reduced (or elevated, depending on your POV) electricity to a known quantity, distributable everywhere on a continental grid? 'Bandwidth' is not a commodity, or not yet. Perhaps I've misunderstood, but research suggests that much 'bandwidth' is not usable by many customers who want 'more bandwidth'. QoS seems to be a major problem in this area. Regards, Jim