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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (3463)	4/27/1999 11:55:00 AM
From: MangoBoy	Respond to of 12823

[AT&T Rolls Out DSL Internet Access for Businesses and ISPS] BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T today announced that it is in Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) market trials with retail business customers and will begin rolling out a wholesale DSL service as part of the AT&T Private Label IP Portfolio this September. AT&T plans on having more than 1,200 DSL points-of-presence (POPs) within the next 12 months. The company will deploy DSL over its own facilities and those of other leading DSL providers. Upon completion of its pending acquisition of the IBM global network, AT&T will also work with the business customer DSL trials under way on that network. The deal is expected to close in the United States by the end of the second quarter. "AT&T is uniquely positioned to offer a range of end-to-end IP connectivity solutions. Whether it be DSL, cable modems, wireless, dedicated or dial-up IP access, AT&T understands that customers require a variety of Internet access options, all with a world-class common user experience," said Kathleen B. Earley, president, AT&T Internet Services. AT&T is committed to making this a reality. To address the needs of the wholesale marketplace, AT&T will offer DSL local loops to ISPs and leading-edge customers by September. The service will be deployed over AT&T local service facilities and those of other top DSL vendors. The service will be included within AT&T's comprehensive portfolio of Private Label IP Services and will support speeds ranging from 144 Kbps to 1.5Mbps. AT&T's wholesale DSL service will be available initially in nine markets. "Businesses are choosing to leverage the infrastructure, scale and reliability of AT&T's network, allowing them to concentrate on other aspects of their businesses, like content and marketing," said Barbara Peda, president, AT&T Wholesale Services. "ISPs using this service will be able to offer their customers -- consumers and businesses -- much faster connections to the Internet, contributing to the already competitive market for high-speed Internet access." DSL Retail Business Trials AT&T said that it currently has DSL trials under way with business customers in 5 markets and that trials using the IBM global network are taking place in 4 markets across the country. AT&T will expand these trials to additional markets over the next 12 months. The trials allow remote locations, work-at-home telecommuters and small businesses to seamlessly connect to their existing data networks, IP-based virtual private networks and the public Internet.

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (3463)	4/27/1999 12:06:00 PM
From: Doughboy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

I have two possible reasons for the glacial movements by the ILECs: 1) That's how ILECs operate. 2) ILECs see DSL as pirating their own business, so they would rather figure out a way to block entry by data CLECs rather than compete with them. The recent FCC collocation rules basically puts the kibosh on the ILECs' efforts. 3) Some of them are placing their bets on DSL-Lite. I don't know the ins-and-outs of this, but I seem to recall that Southwest Bell made this their initiative into DSL. I did note though that AT&T just announced their DSL stragegy (edit-oops just noticed that someone posted the release in the message before this one), which is to have 1200 POPS in place in the next year. I don't know whether AT&T is planning on provisioning the DSLs themselves or by using one of the date CLECS. I believe MCI WorldCom and Qwest use Rhythms and Covad to provision the DSLs.

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (3463)	4/27/1999 12:20:00 PM
From: John Stichnoth	Respond to of 12823

Constraints on the ilecs' side include: 1. Lack of trained personnel (up until about mid-1998, Bell Atlantic had still not gotten all their service people through ISDN training, let alone DSL); 2. Space in their CO's (a constraint for both the ilec and the clec) 3. Installed base of alternative data streams eg., ISDN and T-1's that they don't want to cannibalize. 4. Investment in equipment that they would have to pull out, that is not yet fully depreciated. Don't be too hard on the ilecs. The ilecs must by regulation let the clecs "move in". If Bell Atlantic is an indication, they are responding CO by CO, and are very aware of what Covad, Northpoint, etc. are doing in each of the offices. They have the advantage, after all of being able to look into each cage and see what equipment is sitting there. What else did I miss folks?