[151425] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Looking for some diversity in Alabama that does not involve ATT
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Keegan Holley)
Wed Mar 21 12:27:34 2012
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From: Keegan Holley <keegan.holley@sungard.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:25:38 -0400
To: Jay Ashworth <jra@baylink.com>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
I feel a topic shift coming...
2012/3/21 Jay Ashworth <jra@baylink.com>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Eric Wieling" <EWieling@nyigc.com>
>
> > I don't know about AT&T, but Verizon physically removes the copper
> > connections when they install fiber into a building. Oddly, this is
> > legal. Verizon is required to open up their copper to CLECs, but not
> > fiber.
>
> The Verizon *regulated ILEC operating company* is required to provide equal
> access. FiOS comes from an unregulated subsidiary.
>
> Whether there might be some illegal collusion in the unreg subsid
> generating
> a pull order for a copper service from the regulated LEC is one thing...
>
> but why would it otherwise be illegal for the LEC to pull the copper?
>
> It *is* their copper...
>
> That's an interesting perception, and I'm curious where you came by it.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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