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Re: Funding for NAPs...

  • From: joliveto
  • Date: Sun Oct 08 09:08:37 1995

Based upon my understanding of MFS & the LEC's cost bases, they ARE making 
money at that rate.  It would be interesting to here if MFS & the LEC 
disagree.

On Sat, 7 Oct 1995, Nathan Stratton <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 7 Oct 1995, Gordon Cook wrote:
>
>> That is correct.....  Pac bell and Ameritech bid zero cost because they 
>> get income from the NAPs by charging people to attach.   bellcore gets a 
>> small piece of change for providing research coordination with the two 
rbocs.
>
>How is MFS and Ameritech making money at the NAP's then? $2,000 to 
>connect to MAE-East including telco is vary good. How do they make money 
>at that?
>
>-Nathan
>
>


Jeff Oliveto				Sr.Mgr. Operations Technical Services
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