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Technology Stocks : Westell WSTL -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Trey McAtee who wrote (10483)	5/1/1998 4:45:00 PM
From: Kevin Thompson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21342

Trey, Dr. Tech, Vlad, et al... Wondering if you saw this- here is the conclusion to the below article: "Until these issues are confronted, U S West can't offer DSL for up to six months until a full investigation into what they are doing is completed." Service quality and provisioning issues are: 1. The small pipes (DSLs) will initially be made available over copper loops only. DSLs over carrier-derived facilities will be made available later as the technology catches up (late 1998 or early 1999). This will result in customer confusion concerning whether they can get a DSL line or not. 2. U S WEST Communications, Inc. (USWC), provisioning problems (Held Orders) may not make the large pipes available in a timely manner to SPEs who want them. Staff has heard of provisioning problems from ISPs. Staff should monitor this situation and bring these kinds of problems before the Commission on an individual case basis. Whenever USWC cannot provision a large pipe (Megacentral; T-1 or OC-1) in their standard interval, they should immediately report that situation to staff. Staff will evaluate the current scope of these provisioning problems before recommending approval of this tariff. 3. USWC is not deploying this service in conformance to the initial standards of the Universal ADSL Working Group (UAWG) of which it is a member. The modems for this service are available only from USWC and will not be generally available due to their nonconformance with industry standards. Other identified problems include: USWEST.net will be providing Internet access services over Megacentral connections to the ATM network for $19.95/monthly, will offer Megapack service for $59.95 per month, and will offer an initial installation package to the end user which is less than half of what an end user can get if they choose another SPE. Other than stating that USWEST.net is unregulated, U S WEST has actively chosen not to provide staff with any other information concerning USWEST.net. Further information about USWEST.net, available from the USWEST.com, USWEST.net, and INTERPRISE web sites, is that Megapack service can be ordered simply by calling the same number in the telephone book as one uses for ordering local telephone service. USWEST.net will also be offering the following tariffed services of USWC: Frame Relay, ISDN, ATM, and DSL(Megabit services), along with Internet access. The PUC has created a partial list of issues needing investigation concerning USWEST.net: 1. If USWEST.net is offering local service, they need tariffs to do so. They have filed none. 2. If USWEST.net is reselling local service, they need a certificate as a CLEC. They do not have one. 3. If USWEST.net is part of unregulated operations, they need an approved affiliated interest agreement. They do not have one. 4. USWEST.net equipment used to provide Internet access is located in "administrative" space in the Capitol I building in Portland. The Capitol I building, owned by USWC, shares a common wall with the Capitol II building. The Capitol II building houses the central office complex for downtown Portland. I visited the "administrative" installation in the Capitol I building. Technically, it is an equivalent to physical collocation, which may be illegal. Until these issues are confronted, U S West can't offer DSL for up to six months until a full investigation into what they are doing is completed. Source: telechoice.com