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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (10644)	3/3/2001 6:33:13 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

Between now and 2005, 50% of existing ILEC revenue-generating voice usage may be lost Key Findings From This Latest TFI Report[back to top] tfi.com Competition from wireless and other sources may cut the number of existing ILEC narrowband access lines by 25% between now and 2005. Wireless and e-communications -- e-mail, e-commerce, and IP-voice -- could displace enough usage over time to have a major impact on usage-based ILEC voice revenues. Between now and 2005, 50% of existing ILEC revenue-generating voice usage may be lost. The economic value of existing ILEC assets will be very much affected by the transition from shared to dedicated lines, the adoption of high-speed data services, and the increase in data rates to above 10 Mb/s. When competitive and technology impacts are considered, existing narrowband switching equipment has an average remaining life of between four and five years. Mike, next we have to consider how much it would cost to the ILECs to dismatle all the poles, pull back the copper to sell it as scrap. Remove the roadside cabinets. That's why running ADSl over the obsolete technology or wrapping around Swicthes ATM/IP is not a good bet. I see C.O buidings as good candidates for parking laces and skating rings...