[IP] FCC rules that telcos can cut off DSL resellers
Begin forwarded message:
From: Brett Glass <brett@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: August 6, 2005 4:35:03 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx, Ip Ip <ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] FCC rules that telcos can cut off DSL resellers
Dave:
The most serious problem with this ruling is that it may not only cut
off local providers' access to the DSL infrastructure but also their
"backhauls" -- their connections to the Internet. The ruling will
allow the Baby Bells to price wholesale access (the "big pipes" that
ISPs buy) above the retail value that can be derived from them, thus
making it infeasible for others to compete and ensuring vertical
integration. The days of the independent ISP may well be numbered.
--Brett Glass
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