[11148] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: isdn/sw56 rates (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Doug Humphrey)
Tue Mar 22 21:46:47 1994
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 1994 14:38:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Doug Humphrey <digex@ss1.digex.net>
To: com-priv@psi.com
>> The base price of ISDN in the DC area is not very high, but the
>> $0.05/minute for data calls
>
>Hmm, I was quoted $450/month as the base price, with the nickel-a-minute on
>top of that.
ISDN is certainly not $450/month. It is only offered currently as part
of Centrex of 1MB (Measured Rate Business) service, but nowhere NEAR
$450 per month.
>Considering that a ~20-mile T1 in DC is $600/month, I'd
>consider that base price pretty high... Bell Atlantic seems to be really
>pushing SMDS over ISDN, at least in the DC area.
Yep; ISDN is on the list of Things The Phone Company Wants Dead
around here, no question about it. Why? That is left to the reader
as an excercise.
Doug
