[83144] in North American Network Operators' Group
FCC puts DSL on same footing as cable service
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fergie (Paul Ferguson))
Fri Aug 5 13:19:28 2005
From: "Fergie (Paul Ferguson)" <fergdawg@netzero.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 17:15:24 GMT
To: nanog@merit.edu
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Marguerite Reardon writes in the C|Net News
Broadband Blog:
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The Federal Communications Commission on Friday did away with old rules that require phone companies to share their infrastructure with Internet service providers. The new framework puts DSL service in line with cable modem services. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the FCC's interpretation of cable modem service as an "information" service, which means it isn't required to share its infrastructure with competitors. The new rules could hurt ISPs such as EarthLink, which will be forced to negotiate wholesale deals with existing DSL providers.
But DSL providers won't get off scott free. DSL providers will still be required to comply with wire tapping rules and disability requirements. And DSL providers will still contribute to the Universal Service Fund, at least for the next 270 days until the FCC can figure out another way to keep USF funded.
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http://news.com.com/2061-10785_3-5820294.html
- ferg
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