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To: sillen who wrote (3093)	11/7/1998 1:02:00 PM
From: ahhaha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Your thinking throws copper and fiber together. They're different. DSL circumstances are caught up with telephone network issues. Same with access charges.

To: sillen who wrote (3093)	11/9/1998 5:50:00 AM
From: Robert Scott	Respond to of 29970

"So say FCC mandates that At Home/TCI have to open up their network for all the ISPs." I don't understand why this is being debated. The 96 act mandates competition, long distance is open for competition, TCI could have provided local, what difference does it make that T is now involved? I don't see any way that the FCC doesn't permit this. It is in compliance with the law - RBOCs are just trying to stop competition with an absurd position. "What will the FCC do about access charges for ISPs using RBOCs networks?" "And <what> if the FCC mandates the ISPs to pay up for their use of RBOCs network." ISPs have brought alot of business to RBOCs. All those second lines, the new area codes, all tell the story about just how much money RBOCs are making with internet access. Fact that RBOCs must pay something for this new business is reasonable to me. RBOCs continue to use every effort to stifle 96 act and ward off competition because they are clueless about what to do - except merge with each other. I believe that unless they get their acts together and start getting on board with the new communications infrastructure, layoffs, losses and declining revenue will be the future. CLECs (fiber and wireless) are cherry picking their best and most profitable customers (business). I don't see residential being impacted any time soon but it will come and they better be ready.