[159907] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Looking for success stories in Qwest/Centurylink land
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Constantine A. Murenin)
Mon Jan 28 18:43:18 2013
In-Reply-To: <CAE_aTPPawy5-SRq+_hWgdB+6yftYxQ0qM6=HZgm2UihdS3aWAQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:43:04 -0800
From: "Constantine A. Murenin" <mureninc@gmail.com>
To: david peahi <davidpeahi@gmail.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On 28 January 2013 13:57, david peahi <davidpeahi@gmail.com> wrote:
> The above anecdote is typical in my experience with the telcos, and
> underscores the need for a national broadband buildout in the USA, funded
> and run by the Federal Government, based upon the Australian National
> Broadband Network model. The USA telcos have had their chance, in my
> opinion, now is the time for them to get out of the way.
>
> Here is a link to the Australian National Broadband site, describing how the
> existing telco-owned copper network will be "switched off":
>
> http://www.nbn.gov.au/2012/12/03/did-you-know-that-our-copper-network-is-being-switched-off/
Do they have any customers object?
I recall a few recent stories about Verizon having problems after
Sandy with NYC customers insisting that they want DSL restored instead
of the FiOS brought in.
C.
