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Will comcast users be sped up on their upload or will attbi users be capped back down to comcast levels (128kbps)

I think that caps is only a temporary problem for those with service. The problem with broadband and specifically deployment - they're trying to bring broadband availability to every home in America. Unfortunately, they've got a terribly long way to go. In major metropolitan areas, once the demand is fully serviced, caps should be disappearing once they have the facilities to service everyone at reasonable speeds for reasonable money. Now, I said a temporary problem, but in this case the definition of 'temporary' could be measured in months or years depending on the service availability for your metro area. Remember, FTTC is coming - this is the next phase. In 5 years, this is what cable companies will fear as the next big competitor.

I am having a difficult time following your logic. Caps are what dictate bandwidth available to a specific customer, defining the reasonable speeds portion of your reasonable speeds for reasonable money statement.

As for FTTC, the big question is who will have the capital to invest for widespread implementation? And, with the debt load that Comcast will now have to service, how could Comcast react if FTTC became a player?

Fiber will *NEVER* be a major player in america. the BIG TELEPHONE COMPANIES will make sure to that NOTHING hurts their LUCRATIVE T1 business.

said by kmoss:

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I think that caps is only a temporary problem for those with service. The problem with broadband and specifically deployment - they're trying to bring broadband availability to every home in America. Unfortunately, they've got a terribly long way to go. In major metropolitan areas, once the demand is fully serviced, caps should be disappearing once they have the facilities to service everyone at reasonable speeds for reasonable money. Now, I said a temporary problem, but in this case the definition of 'temporary' could be measured in months or years depending on the service availability for your metro area. Remember, FTTC is coming - this is the next phase. In 5 years, this is what cable companies will fear as the next big competitor.

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Yeah and they will probably use the arguement they did with the dish-dtv merger to have the fcc stop that cold.

said by dvd536:

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Fiber will *NEVER* be a major player in america. the BIG TELEPHONE COMPANIES will make sure to that NOTHING hurts their LUCRATIVE T1 business.

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not true... they will just have to up the anti by offering more bandwidth for cheaper $$ to the comapnies also. Who will stand by idly while 1 fiber customer drains their precious ds-3 resources ??? no one will so the telco's have to push the bandwidth on the ds 3 higher and higher to meet demands. It's a giant ball rolling with cause and affect. Soon many telcos will start to compete with the mini t operators.

You ever see a t-1 for $389 a month with only a 1 year contract. I have. And Yet the big telcos still get as much as 1500 a month for the same line. Since the company has started up using the same hdsl tech as a t1 but more refined most of the telcos have stated offering lower prices. It's truely a great day when this happens. And i for one look forward to it being liable competition.

said by Blizzard0:

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You ever see a t-1 for $389 a month with only a 1 year contract. I have. And Yet the big telcos still get as much as 1500 a month for the same line. Since the company has started up using the same hdsl tech as a t1 but more refined most of the telcos have stated offering lower prices. It's truely a great day when this happens. And i for one look forward to it being liable competition.

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I've seen those "lowball" t1 lines. i believe britsys was offering them for $499 1 year contract. what they DONT tell you is they arent really dedicated. theres as many as 5 customers put on one. and they aren't true t1's. they're more of a DSL hybrid.

hehe britsys uses dsl the true t1 lines are actually that cheap from 2 providers who service regionals at the moment but i think they will be going national next year.