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To: WTC who wrote (3970)	6/1/1999 12:34:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi Tim, glad you added your views here. As I read your reply, I retraced the development of the discussion, which shows my initial "first glance" remarks, leading up to a stronger sense that the problem was most likely in the access and/or edge areas. In the process, I discounted the various potential loop causes which I previously stated, and which you enumerated on, although I did leave some room open for these types of problems to come to fruition later on, as DSL uptake progresses. BTW, I wasn't being cynical when I stated that "cleaner pair hunts" might ensue for the DSLs -at the possible detriment of the dialups- only being realistic, since regular dialups are not covered by data-related tariffs or SLAs, in the same way that DSLs will be. Some copper and DLC configurations could be entirely suitable for straight voice communications, and still be useless for data rates above 9.6 kb/s. "Do you imagine it is possible that all of the BLS repair technicians working the problem are so outside plant oriented that they might not be aware of such "inside" potential trouble spots with these trouble reports?" With all due deference and respect to the trials and tribulations that service desks endure every day, I do actually believe that such a disconnect does exist, almost across the board, when introducing data related problems to service groups whose primary roles have been in POTS. Veteran test desk personnel are not sensitized to the nuances of latter day IP-related problems, at least not anywhere near where they are attuned to matters affecting dial tone. Especially in residential end offices. Maybe I'm wrong about this, and everything is centralized in New Orleans from a remote access test desk, I don't know. My sense would be that even though these are data affecting problems, the reports probably still go to the POTS folks for diagnosis and resolution. There would be no reason, by definition, for them to go anywhere else, unless a squeaky wheel syndrome kicked in. I had considered IPRS-like application possibilities, along with other methods used to perform access arbitration, mediation, and redirects (the types used to free up central office switch resources), but since this problem manifested among multiple ISPs, and since this was residential... I tended to discount it. Primarily for those reasons, and for lack of any evidence that it was being subscribed to. Incidentally, I had to go back and refresh on IPRS, a al BEL's approach, and I have to ask if this is available by other RBOCs [specifically, BLS in this case] under the same service heading, as well. I became aware of IPRS last year, but never saw it in any other context other than BEL's. Curious. When I first came across IPRS, it appeared to me to be a response that BEL was going to employ in order to offset some clever CLEC options that were being made available to ISPs, primarily, in order to save them money on access costs. For others who may be interested in knowing more about this service, see: bai.net But this general discussion does bring up the possibility of some level of data path arbitration (and redirect) process not being tuned properly, which again puts the problem into the access platform and edge transiting areas. Such would be the case if the ILEC recently implemented a means to alleviate congestion and long hold times that would cause blocking in their end office switch, by introducing such a redirect measure. Just for my own edification here, Tim, how would IPRS (IP [re]Routing Service) come into play with residential customers using different ISPs? I think that this would require that all of the non-AOL ISPs affected would need to be subscribing to the same service from BLS. I don't view that as likely, but one never knows. What do you think? Regards, Frank Coluccio

To: WTC who wrote (3970)	12/27/1999 11:02:00 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 12823

Tim, I'd appreciate an interpretation, translation, of what this means in English. Thanks. From today's release concerning BEL's entry into LD: Message 12363348 "The following statement may be attributed to Steven Gorosh, vice president and general counsel of NorthPoint Communications: "The FCC's approval of Bell Atlantic's long distance bid in New York reflects the progress the company has made in opening the local market to competitors and meeting the requirements of the Telecommunications Act.Bell Atlantic-New York has worked diligently with NorthPoint to ensure that it can deliver competitive high-speed, always-on Internet access services to thousands of New York businesses and consumers. BellAtlantic has improved, and continues to improve, its performance in compliance with the requirements of the Act. We expect further progress in 2000 based on federal and state requirements that continue to ensure open markets into the future. " 'We are particularly pleased with Bell Atlantic's decision to immediately create a separate subsidiary for the delivery of advanced services, including digital subscriber line (DSL) services.' "The advanced services affiliate, pioneered by NorthPoint and recently adopted by SBC/Ameritech in its 13-state region, creates a structural safeguard to ensure that incumbent phone monopolies comply with the Act and offer non- discriminatory treatment of competitive service providers. "We have long anticipated the entry of the incumbent local exchange carriers, like Bell Atlantic, into the long distance market. We welcome such approvals, combined as in this case with sufficient safeguards to ensure broadband choices for small-business and residential consumers." If you choose not to reply to this, it would be understood. Frank