[14727] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Microsoft offering xDSL access
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay R. Ashworth)
Fri Jan 23 00:38:47 1998
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 00:26:30 -0500
From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980122221653.26758A-100000@emancholl.pair.com>; from Adam Rothschild <asr@millburn.net> on Thu, Jan 22, 1998 at 10:28:52PM -0500
On Thu, Jan 22, 1998 at 10:28:52PM -0500, Adam Rothschild wrote:
> UUNet provides dialup pool connectivity for MSN. Microsoft owns a
> nice chunk of UUNet. UUNet is/will soon be implementing xDSL (IDSL and
> SDSL to be exact). UUNet is a big monster, and will only grow
> bigger ("If you can't beat 'em, buy 'em")... Microsoft will be
> introducing xDSL access.
>
> ...and draw your own conclusions. :)
Happily.
UUNET doesn't own dedicated single-circuit copper to people's houses.
You do the math.
Cheers,
-- jra
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