  tad2020
join:2007-07-17 Orange, CA | reply to Mr Matt Re: Break Broadband Service into Transport and Internet Access.
Isn't that the way Japan does things? And wouldn't the terrorist win if our internet becomes as good as Japan's? |
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 EPS
join:2008-02-13 Hingham, MA
| In Japan, correct me if I'm wrong, but ISPs do NOT lease capacity from the pipe owners, but instead you personally buy both a pipe and an ISP to provide services over the pipe. So the consumer could theoretically have a choice of both pipe provider and ISP. |
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  tad2020
join:2007-07-17 Orange, CA | Maybe I was thinking about phone lines there, I read that anyone can lease them for ~$2/m wholesale to any residence. |
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