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Warren, NJ
| reply to sporkme
Re: Oh my! What a surprise!
Good point sporkme, but there are a number of differences. Sprint and MCI weren't battling a "difficult" technology; DSL is inherently limited in its reach and reach vs. speed. A significant portion of the potential customer base is simply unprofitable to install because of the ILECs' copper plant.
Sprint and MCI were converting a competitor's customers, not recruiting first adopters. Sprint and MCI made their move at a time where government regulators and the courts were willing to break the monopoly link between local and long distance incumbents, something that today's "soft money" politics prevents in the DSL arena.
Even so, Sprint and MCI survived those days by the skin of their teeth. I certainly hope that the DSL CLECs find a way out of the hole they're in. However, I'm not taking that bet without serious odds. |
