| reply to kilingspam
Re: Down with SBC! You don't get it. SBC is a phone company, a common carrier in regulatory jargon, and has no right to discriminate in how it provides services to its customers (whether it's a CISPA member or PacBell Internet). Period. Yes, an ISP can become a CLEC and install its own DSLAMs but that misses the point too. An ISP should not have to become a CLEC in order to provide DSL service. If SBC and the other telcos want to sell DSL service to their affiliated ISPs, then the telcos are required to provide DSL service to competitors as well by the Telecom Act. The fact that cable companies refuse to provide open access is a completely different issue, and one that obviously CISPA is pushing for as well. CISPA is fighting to open all pipes and allow its members to provide superior service to its customers. |
