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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Microsoft offering xDSL access
On Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 12:36:37PM -0700, Dave Siegel wrote: > As for what US West tends to do with the bandwidth, they have an unregulated > division called !nteract that will take care of that part. It is > my understanding that !nteract will advertise directly following US West > commercials, but US West must still give you the choice of your IP provider > when you order it from them. Here's the kicker...!nteracts price is just > $20/month. > > Since you > a) can't colocate gear in a US West CO > b) can't get the raw copper from US West, and in some states, not even if > you are a CLEC (like arizona, thanks to our lovely state congress) > c) can't cost justify it even if you could do above > you may as well buy their service. Precisely the position they want us in. I hate to say it this baldly, Dave, but is the check in the mail? > I also hear rumblings that the current pricing is considered "promotional" > and may change soon. Yeah, once everyone's hooked. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth [email protected] Member of the Technical Staff Unsolicited Commercial Emailers Sued The Suncoast Freenet "Two words: Darth Doogie." -- Jason Colby, Tampa Bay, Florida on alt.fan.heinlein +1 813 790 7592
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