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To: ftth who wrote (21758)	5/31/2007 9:16:11 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

I've had issues with the line-speed rating game all along. I'm almost too loathe to even bring it up anymore, but thanks for the invitation ;) My big nit concerns comparing the claims of high Mbps links in foreign countries that do not have HFC cable systems installed, on the one hand, to N.A. that does, on the other, where the former number is conflated, as you noted, and the latter is not. ------

To: ftth who wrote (21758)	5/31/2007 9:22:10 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

The graphic above was taken from an entry on Brough Turner's blog site concerning the useful life of network elements in "broadband" architectures. Personally, I think the link electronics may be getting short shrift here, especially emergent ones that are increasingly upgradeable, not to mention the cost recovery times needed in order for the service provider to break even. And hopefully the laws and regulations bar would be a bit shorter, at least as it relates to the next swing favoring the public good ;) blogs.nmss.com ------