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Date:      Sun, 07 Jul 96 20:02:56 PST
From:      "Brett Glass" <Brett_Glass@ccgate.infoworld.com>
To:        Henry Spencer <henry@zoo.toronto.edu>, michaelv@HeadCandy.com
Cc:        hardware@FreeBSD.org, bsdi-users@bsdi.com
Subject:   Re: cable vs. ISDN 
Message-ID:  <9606078367.AA836791639@ccgate.infoworld.com>

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> The original problem with multiple phone companies was not redundant
> infrastructure, but their unwillingness to interoperate so that customers
> would see a seamless network.

Both are problems. That the new telecommunications legislation has mandated
sharing of infrastructure does NOT mean it will be shared in a way
that will encourage competition! Incumbent local carriers everywhere are
looking to set rates, terms, and conditions so that they have an edge
and/or competition is still impractical. And because they have the local
lobbying muscle, they often can do this quite effectively.




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