[37177] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: HR 1542
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Sobol)
Sat May 5 16:51:26 2001
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Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 16:46:29 -0400
From: Steve Sobol <sjsobol@NorthShoreTechnologies.net>
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To: "Joseph T. Klein" <jtk@titania.net>
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"Joseph T. Klein" wrote:
> Hmmm .... I don't think this improves competition.
> Joseph T. Klein +1 414 915 7489
> Senior Network Engineer jtk@titania.net
> Adelphia Business Solutions joseph.klein@adelphiacom.com
[Joseph, this mini-rant is not directed specifically at you, so please
do not take it personally.]
I felt compelled to answer this. You work for a company operating in
another industry that is doing much the same thing! I don't see Adelphia's
cable Internet services in Cleveland being opened to other ISPs. (Yes,
I know that Adelphia just entered the market about a year ago, and yes,
I know that the cablemodem rollout is far from complete.) Time
Warner isn't, either. I heard about them doing it in about a dozen test
markets (Central Ohio being one of them) but haven't heard anything since
then. To the south of my home, RoadRunner is *huge* in Akron, Canton
and Columbus. But it's the same old song and dance...
And I don't understand why every single ISP (regardless of size) isn't
doing more to stand up for open access. Ultimately, it will become an
issue of survival.
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