🚀 go-pugleaf

This is starting to sound like "we couldn't get our way with ISDN tariffs,
so now that we've abandoned that market, we'll go after DSL."

So, what technology is on the horizon after DSL?

Hmph.

Steve

In article <36a68279.4350824@news.ricochet.net>,
jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Jan 1999 10:08:54 GMT, andrys@netcom.com (Andrys D Basten)
> wrote:
> 
> >This will be real competition for cablemodem here in California.  The
> >cheaper $39/mo. package (which doesn't use PacBell as ISP, but $10
> >more if it does) offers up to 1.5Mbps downloads (384 kbps guaranteed)
> >and 128kbps uploads.  The $39/mo. price is for those who commit to a
> >year or more.
> 
> Isn't it wonderful?  We'll, here's the price we'll pay.
>     SBC HITCHES MASS ADSL DEPLOYMENT PLANS TO FCC RULINGS
>     http://www.americasnetwork.com/news/9901/990112sbc.htm
> Basically, it won't fly unless the FCC stabs the ILEC's in the back.
> 
> Incidentally, I have a personal distaste for posting press releases.
> Normally, just posting a URL and a short summary are sufficient.
> 
> Since you cross posted this to a cable modem group, I have a dumb
> question.  AT&T is going to pay about $2000 per customer for TCI which
> chronically loses money.  How is AT&T going to get their $2000 per
> customer back?
> 
>

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