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To: lml who wrote (71)	4/15/1999 12:27:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10485

Hi lml, The "D" in DLEC stands for data. I first saw this popularized by XCOM, prior to their deal with LVLT. XCOM made the claim that their forte was in data, not voice like so many of the other competitive LECs, or CLECs, and announced that they were instead a Data LEC or DLEC. It may have been used prior to that time, but I am unaware of who it could have been. I don't know how meaningful the distinction will be over time, since multi-protocol, multi-service capabilities will be engendered by all last mile access platforms, as time goes on, and these will include voice, most definitely. See WTC's excellent description of the distinctions, as he sees them, in the Last Mile thread at: techstocks.com Regards, Frank Coluccio