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> OR.... You have to be the RBOC. Or subservient to same. > > People keep asking me "Why is Hell Titanic so hot on xDSL and > so cold on ISDN?" and this is the reason; with ISDN, you control > who you talk to, with xDSL, THEY do. Bell Atlantic has a much bigger project in the works then what has been announced by the other 5 RBOCs - they are ahead of the game, announcements probably this summer across the entire footprint (Maine to VA) - it will be based on the current trials which are very fair to the ISP's. > "Hey Ms. ISP, want to compete against bellatlantic.net's offering? > Rent xDSL connections from us. Period." There are some problems with the trial model in the sales cycle, all calls go to a BA center where the salesperons reveal all details such as "provider X has Y bandwidth, provider BA has Y*5 bandwidth, im neutral but if it was me (and my commisions) I'd go with BA". The numbers bear it out, BA has the lions share of the beta customers. Stb
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