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To: Doughboy who wrote (2751)	1/19/1999 9:17:00 PM
From: sillen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Unbundling an ILEC network involves many different systems patched together over a long period; old legacy systems (some yet to be Y2K compliant,) new database systems, billing systems, OSS etc. What makes the process so slow is the fact that every feature has to be defined: 1.how to bill the user for the feature used 2. is there a need for this feature to be unbundled?; legal department has to analyze the situation as well as the feature itself based upon legal battles, records, contracts etc Also since almost all the systems are built on different platforms a large number of data-conversions have to be made in order for the end user to efficiently be able to use its features. The fact that new ways of providing service to the end-customer "pop's up" almost everyday doesn't make the task easier for the ILECs. Many of the guidelines the ILECs are using for unbundling are made up from court battles between among the ILECs, CLECs and the feds. Regarding unbundling various xDSL services I think that is still to be decided, but based upon the Cali PUC decision a while ago denying competitive xDSL providers access to PAC Bells/SBCs network for xDSL I would say the ILECs as of today not have to unbundle xDSL services. Please somebody correct me if I'm wrong? Later Sillen