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 cbyrdWhere's The Any Key?
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Murfreesboro, NC | reply to cmcgilton
Re: Who ABS Really Is The thing that concerns me is that Adelphia currently uses ABS equipment and fiber as part of it's backbone. That was my original question. According to the DNS records, ABS owns much of the equipment on that backbone. Has Adelphia purchased it (or did they own it all along)? If not, what is going to happen to Adelphia's Powerlink customers? I now they're not going to go away, but if Adelphia does not (or is not allowed) to purchase those assets, will an already bad situation with regards to Powerlink service get worse?
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| Adelphia/ABS Transport Next Excuse,
You're correct, Adelphia uses ABS (as well as others) for transport. Since Adelphia and ABS are owned by the same family, even though they are not legally affiliated any longer, I would see no change in the arrangement. The "spin off" of ABS from the parent was a strategic move to allow Adelphia Communications to not lose any more money on their business which continually does not make a profit. However, if ABS went belly up in a significant way or if they were to be purchased by another company (not likely at this point), then Adelphia Communications may have to find alternative arrangements for transport if ABS no longer exists or if it's purchased by a company and their arrangements are not acceptable to Adelphia Communications.
I wouldn't fret too much, there plenty of capacity out there for transport with many hungry providers more than willing to provide it. In fact, if backbone routes are changed to other carriers, it may actually improve the situation, especially in the western US. | |
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