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Annie Keitz (keitz@his.com) wrote:
: Got this personal e-mail from Bell Atlantic in response to the postings I
: made to his.internet.users and dc.general:
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: However, we did do a study of the impact of ISP use of the network and that
: study is posted on our web site (http://www.ba.com) for the Net community
: to read.  We believe the study shows that (a) ISPs are responsible for )and
: in fact make their money by) carrying a great increase in telephone network
: traffic and (b) because of the fact that much of that traffic comes to them
: from residential phones and because of current telephone tariffs, they pay
: relatively little to use the telephone network.

We pay the same rates that every other commercial enterprise pays in the area.  The biggest difference 
is that we don't do any OUTGOING calls.  We also pay alot of money for our own connectivity to the internet, 
as well as incurring local loop (mileage) charges to pull high capacity lines into our shops.  Bell 
Atlantic is simply trying to force the smaller ISP's out of business by raising the rates up so high that 
they can't pay their bills.  This simply removes some of their competition and allows them to move 
in and monopolize yet another industry.  In most cricles this is called whining I believe.. <g>

: The Commission may decide that ISPs should continue to be exempt from
: charges others pay.  That means the rest of us will continue to cover the
: costs of the extra equipment and trunks needed to carry ISP traffic.  Or
: the FCC could decided that ISPs are no long struggling start up businesses,
: and it is now time to end the exemption they received in the early 1980s.

: By the way, whatever the outcome, Bell Atlantic's ISP business will pay the
: same rates and fees as everyone else -- just as it does today.

Yea, Yea, Yea..  with the money they're robbing from everyone elses pockets..

Brian

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Brian Carner, General Manager                       Internet: brian@min.net
MetroNet Internet Services, LLC                              brian@mbbs.com
210 North Charles Street, Suite 1423                 Office: (410) 246-9111
Baltimore, MD, USA, 21201                               Fax: (410) 246-9110
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