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To: Greg h2o who wrote (42091)	6/22/2004 10:54:30 AM
From: Greg h2o	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42804

I'm more excited about this news story: Reuters UPDATE - SBC launches $4 bln-$6 bln fiber optic plan Tuesday June 22, 9:14 am ET (Adds details about plan, background) CHICAGO, June 22 (Reuters) - SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC - News) said on Tuesday it plans to build a new fiber optic network that could cost between $4 billion and $6 billion over the next five years to offer more services to compete with cable companies. SBC said its plans were contingent on successful tests and clarification of certain federal regulations. SBC's plans come as the "Baby Bells" attempt to fight off increasing competition from cable companies offering low-cost telephone service. SBC said it would test a digital video service for the network with Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - News) later this year. Verizon Communications Inc., (NYSE:VZ - News) the largest U.S. local phone company, has said it would spend $1 billion on laying the foundation for a fiber optic network connecting homes and businesses in nine states, with plans for video services next year. BellSouth Corp. (NYSE:BLS - News) said on Monday it would test video services within the next 12 months. Fiber optic cables use light to transmit data at far greater speeds than copper wires but cost more to install. Only about 70,000 U.S. homes have such connections today. SBC said its planned network would consist of fiber connections directly to customers' homes or businesses as well as "fiber to the neighborhood", wherein copper wires are used for the last several hundred feet. The Bells have been petitioning the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to clarify rules about how much of their fiber-optic networks they must share with competitors.

To: Greg h2o who wrote (42091)	6/22/2004 9:46:23 PM
From: Ronald D. Stange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

Greg: Can't really answer your many questions but the auto-discovery feature would have been a god-send to me... "...The new auto-discovery features, combined with the robust subscriber management capability of the OSM access/edge router, simplify the provisioning of VPLS services by enabling the OSM to automatically signal its services to other MPLS devices. Previously, service providers had to manually set up these services using network management...This is accomplished by simplifying VPN membership allocation..." Why wasn't this around when I was provisioning VPN for Northrup-Grumman, Bank America, etc.,etc? What a pain membership allocation was/is qand the maintenance besides!! Ron I agree. News in your next two posts is more exciting.