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To: axial who wrote (34405)	7/12/2010 9:42:18 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Perhaps the reasons for my being less sanguine over this, from an architectural perspective, if not from the standpoint of a wanting user, have to do with price and opportunity. The cost of the wrong choice in this case is humongous; the lost opportunities for future capabilities of my own choosing, and competition in general, are likewise large. Sure, better to have FiOS than to wait for something better that might never arrive in this lifetime, or be stuck in copperland using DSL, but I don't have to like Verizon's (or TW's or Comcast's, etc.) restrictive application policies, TOS and proprietary implementation rules. ------

To: axial who wrote (34405)	7/13/2010 5:20:03 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 46821

re: "If it came to a choice between what Canada can expect and what Australia will get, I'd pick Australia, warts, screwups and all. Because despite the mistakes they'll get throughput - and we won't." Perhaps if carriers all over stuck to what they are generally regarded as doing best, there would less cause for concern on both sides of the demarc: Bell Canada, Microsoft team on online services Joan Engebretson \| Connected Planet \| Jul 13, 2010 The two will roll out a SaaS offering aimed at business customers. Article: connectedplanetonline.com -- Business intelligence poised to help fuel telco growth Susana Schwartz \| Connected Planet \| Jul 13, 2010 BI can help carriers find new revenue-generation opportunities as well as control unproductive expenditures such as superfluous network builds in non-profitable areas. The business intelligence market continues to grow – with the latest industry report projecting a $12.4 billion BI market by 2015 – and the communications industry is looking to such technologies to address pressures for increased profitability, more customer-centric approaches, and transparency and accountability across their operations. Article: connectedplanetonline.com ------