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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (136902)	1/13/2002 1:19:59 PM
From: H James Morris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164685

After paying $1 million a mile or more to build their networks, many telecom companies are going bust and can't afford to wire the "last mile."

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (136902)	1/13/2002 1:34:33 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164685

"There's a lot of dark fiber out there that may not ever be lit," says Barry Moore, sales manager of Sprint's Seattle branch. Like most telecom companies, Sprint won't disclose how much of its Seattle network is in use. The oversupply has caused prices for high-speed Internet connections to plummet nearly two-thirds in three years. In theory that should be good for customers. But in fact, it has put fiber networks further out of reach by making it harder for telecom companies to earn back the cost of a last-mile connection.