[37182] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re[2]: HR 1542
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joe McGuckin)
Sat May 5 18:50:39 2001
From: Joe McGuckin <joe@monk.via.net>
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Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 15:46:41 -0700 (PDT)
To: spork@inch.com
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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Charles Sprickman <spork@inch.com> wrote:
>
> Adelphia is not a regulated public utility, that's the difference.
>
> If you want to see some serious battle over this issue, check the various
> Dingell/Tauzin threads at dslreports.com...
>
> My basic argument is that the copper is more of a public resource. ATT
> was granted a monopoly way back when, and the ILECs have certainly
> recouped all their costs on that particular resource. Adelphia did not
> inherit their cable plant, and is likely still paying it off.
>
> The ILECs can refuse to resell other elements, but the copper really
> should remain and unbundled element. The best (and most unlikely) remedy
> I've seen is to put all the copper under control of a neutral third party
> through which both the ILECs and CLECs would order lines...
>
Commonly known as 'structural seperation'...
joe
