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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (7393)	6/15/2004 9:26:43 PM
From: ftth	Respond to of 46821

re: "Returning from the trenches (don't ask ~ ), I note that the discussion here has quietly gravitated back to copper. How could that be?" I was covertly trying to get a certain person who's name starts with Elmatador to come back and visit us with an update on just exactly when this DSL stuff is going to die. I'm getting impatient ;o).

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (7393)	6/16/2004 8:16:16 AM
From: Gord Wilson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

I'm just curious about what you describe as a "field-mounted access concentrator" in your post to bcr. Is it some kind of cabinet in the outside plant ? thks, gord

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (7393)	7/24/2004 2:52:51 AM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

FTTP uses VDSL in every release that I've seen to date. What about this one? newscenter.verizon.com Verizon Poised to Deliver First Set of Services to Customers Over Its Fiber-to-the-Premises Network 'Verizon Fios' Initially Will Offer Three High-Speed Data Options Including Speeds 10 Times Faster Than Current Consumer Broadband Services and Prices as Low as $34.95 Additional Fiber Deployments Under Way in California and Florida July 19, 2004 NEW YORK - Verizon customers in Keller, Texas, soon will be the first to receive groundbreaking high-speed Internet services over Verizon's fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) network. The company is raising the bar on consumer broadband today by introducing data speeds of up to 30 megabits-per-second (Mbps) in Keller later this summer and in other markets later this year. Prices start at $34.95 per month. The company also announced additional fiber deployments that are under way in California and Florida. The new suite of fiber-optic services will be called Verizon Fios (FYE-ose). FTTP technology utilizes fiber-optic connections - instead of copper wire - directly into homes and businesses to enable a broad array of voice, data and video applications. ... Accompanying TechWeb coverage: Verizon Takes On Cable With High-Speed Optical-Fiber Net July 19, 2004 (12:13 p.m. EST) By W. David Gardner, TechWeb News techweb.com