[109720] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Telecom Collapse?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Justin M. Streiner)
Thu Dec 4 16:24:14 2008
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:24:06 -0500 (EST)
From: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner@cluebyfour.org>
To: nanog@nanog.org
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On Thu, 4 Dec 2008, Frank Bulk wrote:
> The ILEC is the carrier of last resort. The wireless carrier doesn't have
> to build coverage everywhere. They don't need to serve that hog barn that
> requires a 10,000 feet copper loop while playing $17/month.
They gladly hit you up for an FCC mandated universal service fee on
your monthly phone bill precisely to fund those subsidies. I remain
unsympathetic to their plight.
jms
