openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to CylonRed
Re: First place I agree with you.said by CylonRed:problem lies there as eventually if they want to survive they will have to raise prices in some way. Then people whine and say "but you made money before" when they really have no idea of what they are talking about. The same can be said for ILECs raising wholesale prices. Some people whine and believe the ILECs are doing it to squeeze the little guy without knowing the whole story. Maybe the cost to O&M the ILEC's plant has increased, therefore requiring a cost increase for the wholesale rates. There's always more to the story than what's printed in obviously slanted "news" articles...not that some geeks around here won't understand that if they aren't getting competition from 10 different ISPs over FTTH with at least 100 Mbps synchronous, guaranteed throughput. |
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 CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | I would bet the O&M of the centers do not rise a huge amount over time. The vast majority of the copper was paid for long ago (and then some) plus they get rent on those lines that are already paid for, by CLEC's.
I don't half doubt that the ILEC's are not trying to put the squeeze on - especially when the current FCC boss is so lenient towards ILEC's. They could very well be flexing the extra room they may get from Martin... |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | I'm willing to bet that O&M is rising considering the cost of copper, fuel, labor, insurance, etc. |
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