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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (1659)	1/6/2001 12:32:36 PM
From: ftth	Respond to of 46821

Hi Mike, thanks for reminding me about that post of yours. I had started a reply to it but it was turning into quite a research project. I put it on the back burner but didn't get back to it. Tracing through the zillions of CLW press releases is quite a chore, especially since it appears they have changed directions somewhat, from their original case of building master headends at each community (on a chunk of land they got from the developer at the project inception). They now have a metro network that is operational and are building (or have completed?) a super-headend facility, according to press releases. In your reply I think you are mixing Clearworks and WinFirst. For CLW, I've found the following: They are an approved CLEC in Texas and Nevada (e.g. "Through its CLEC approval (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) by the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC), ClearWorks.net can now use Southwestern Bell's existing capacity, thus avoiding the otherwise heavy infrastructure investments that would be necessary to provide local phone service in the neighborhoods in which it is operating.) and for other voice services: "Fiber-to-the-home provider ClearWorks.net has closed the acquisition of LDConnect.com, a voice-over-Internet protocol provider of long distance services. " and they say they are using the Optibase MGW2000 to deliver video (e.g. "Optibase (Nasdaq: OBAS), a leader in broadband media streaming solutions, today announced that its MGW 2000 streaming media gateway has been selected by ClearWorks.net (Amex: CLW) for distribution of high quality video-and audio-based services to residential and business customers using DSL, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and other broadband access technologies. Optibase is also providing ClearWorks with its endpoint solutions which will be installed in set top boxes residing in customers' homes. ) They also have some press releases about their own set-top box design. On a slightly different matter, I've been trying to gather some details and reasons why some chose to only provide data in FTTH deployments, and leave the video and voice as-is for now. I'll get to that at some point also. I've been trying to gather information on what's going on in Sweden relative to fiber deployments. It's very interesting and they are really moving along.

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (1659)	1/6/2001 12:53:42 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Hi Mike, in your message to ftth you noted: "I'm assuming SBC and PacBell did not volunteer to be hooked up to the DSNET gateway. What'll be more interesting is how they got into a cableco headend. 1996 Telecom Act doesn't require an MSO to cooperate." I realize there may have been some confusion concerning whether we are talking about CLWKs or WIN. Nevertheless, what follows addresses the use of DSET gateways, and your interpretation of why and how service providers "inter-connect" with one another. DSET's eLoclizer gateway product is _not_ a substitution for transport and switching infrastructure. I.e., these devices do not replace, or function in lieu of, switches, servers, routers, whatever. I attempted to clarify what they are doing in my reply to ftth's (the person) initial post on this topic. The eLocalizer ties together OSSes from competing, or partnering, service providers. The way they tie into one another could be through an IP connection, or through direct ATM/T1 links. These are "hot links", in the sense that you touch the balloon in SP #1 and a change is effected in SP #2. From their web site: "OSS Interconnection dset.com DSET electronic-bonding gateways interconnect the operations support systems (OSSs) of competitive carriers and their trading partners to automate a full spectrum of processes basic to turning on and maintaining servies for customers." See my reply to ftth. Message 15127836 -------- So, in retrospect, and to address your post to ftth, yes the startup provider does have a requirement to procure their own network elements, unless, of course, they fall back to one of the more traditional forms of leasing space (partitions) from a host, such as a master source of some kind (such as a blockbuster repository), or competing, carrier, as is often done. But the latter has nothing or very little to do with the use of the DSET unit. HTH. FAC