[37180] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: HR 1542
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joseph T. Klein)
Sat May 5 18:01:55 2001
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Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 16:46:22 -0500
To: Steve Sobol <sjsobol@NorthShoreTechnologies.net>
From: "Joseph T. Klein" <jtk@titania.net>
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Steve,
I will make the standard disclaimer. My opinions are mine and
do not reflect the policies or opinions of Adelphia.
That said;
My personal opinion it for the most part in agreement with your
last paragraph. I do not belive that giving anyone a monopoly
on the last mile is in the best interest of the public, nor
the majority of the network operators.
OK, back to the normal NANOG topics ....
At 4:46 PM -0400 05-05-2001, Steve Sobol wrote:
>"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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Joseph T. Klein +1 414 915 7489
Senior Network Engineer jtk@titania.net
Adelphia Business Solutions joseph.klein@adelphiacom.com
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