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In article <4afp2j$7sc@access1.digex.net>,
Sean Connery <bond@access1.digex.net> wrote:
>In article <4a77go$184@access4.digex.net>,
>Moo's Access Point <moobox@access4.digex.net> wrote:
>>In article <4a6lu4$eqp@access2.digex.net>,
>>Chris Smolinski <cps@access2.digex.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Did anyone from Digex examine the specifications of these slicks, to see 
>>>if they were suitable for 28.8 operation? Sounds to me like Digex bought 
>>>cheaper voice grade equipment, rather than the required data grade.
>>
>>Bell Atlantic purchased, installed, and owns the AT&T SLC-96 <or whatever
>>they're called> equipment. 
>>
>>Bell Atlantic is under no (none, zero, nada) obligation to provision 
>>voice quality analog phone lines to support 28.8K. If you can find us 
>>something in the mass of Public Utility Commission regulations to 
>>demonstrate otherwise, we'd love to hear it.

>>While I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, DIGEX cannot be responsible 
>>for the non-performance of Bell Atlantic owned services and equipment. 
>
>Quite the diversionary marketing spin you put on that...hah!  The question
>was did DIGEX ever spec things out....here we go again with the "blame BA
>for everything" routine...  I can understand even if no one at Digex
>thought to spec things out...but this kind of response just insults
>people... 

Spec what out? 

Bell Atlantic installs and owns the equipment, lines, and so forth.  They
have a regulated monopoly, which is bound by various tariffs as to what
they must provide.  Anything beyond that is gravy. 

They are under no obligation beyond what the tariffs state.  

Just what did would one expect DIGEX to "spec" out?  

People seem to have this very bizarre notion that:

	A) Bell Atlantic can be told what to do

	B) There is significant competition for BA dial-tone
	   services in the areas we serve.

B is conditionally true; there is competition for dial-tone and other 
services, via MFS and other carriers, but I doubt MFS or Teleport is
going to unconditionally promise to deliver 28.8K analog dial up because
if a call crosses from BA to MFS or Telport and there's a SLC in the 
middle... <slice>




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