[151443] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Verizon, FiOS, and CLEC/UNE orders (was AT&T diversity)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John T. Yocum)
Wed Mar 21 17:01:50 2012
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:00:20 -0700
From: "John T. Yocum" <john.yocum@fluidhosting.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <25334430.7501.1332363370994.JavaMail.root@benjamin.baylink.com>
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On 3/21/2012 1:56 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "William Herrin"<bill@her
>
>> The hinky part is that the FCC decided that copper pairs are an
>> unbundled element but PONS wavelengths and Coaxial cable frequency
>> channels are not. So, Verizon doesn't have to share access to FIOS and
>> Comcast doesn't have to share access to the coax.
>
> So why is it, then, that Vision Cable-Bright House-Advance/Newhouse Cable
> Partnership (which is what the payroll checks have said since about 1979)
> *is* required to provide competitive cablemodem access on their HFC plant?
>
> (I can get RoadRunner, their own brand, or Earthlink, or the local provider
> Internet Junction...)
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
That's probably a local requirement. It's not a Federal requirement.
Though, some cable companies do provide wholesale services even when not
required.
Look at ATT and others trying to get state-wide franchise agreements.
They are trying to avoid having smaller areas tell them what to do, if
they want to serve an area.
--John
