| reply to SuperWISP
Re: Sprint is being killed by excessive "special access" charges Let's us for instance say that x wireless company is in Qwest or AT&T territory. Neither company (AT&T or Qwest) are going to lay fiber to cell sites. Since many cell sites are colocated with multiple carriers, there is the revenue stream.
In addition, it's not very difficult to lay your own fiber. Public Utility Commissions aren't the obstacle (I have worked with both the CPUC and Arizona Corporate Commission for CLEC licenses).
As for subsidies, even wireless companies get USF subsidies. |
|
| Wrong. It's the "middle mile" connectivity (the tens or hundreds of miles to the city), not the last mile to the tower, for which cellular providers are being overcharged. |
|
