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Steve, I will make the standard disclaimer. My opinions are mine and do not reflect the policies or opinions of Adelphia. That said; My personal opinion it for the most part in agreement with your last paragraph. I do not belive that giving anyone a monopoly on the last mile is in the best interest of the public, nor the majority of the network operators. OK, back to the normal NANOG topics .... At 4:46 PM -0400 05-05-2001, Steve Sobol wrote: "Joseph T. Klein" wrote:Hmmm .... I don't think this improves competition.Joseph T. Klein +1 414 915 7489 Senior Network Engineer [email protected] Adelphia Business Solutions [email protected][Joseph, this mini-rant is not directed specifically at you, so please do not take it personally.] I felt compelled to answer this. You work for a company operating in another industry that is doing much the same thing! I don't see Adelphia's cable Internet services in Cleveland being opened to other ISPs. (Yes, I know that Adelphia just entered the market about a year ago, and yes, I know that the cablemodem rollout is far from complete.) Time Warner isn't, either. I heard about them doing it in about a dozen test markets (Central Ohio being one of them) but haven't heard anything since then. To the south of my home, RoadRunner is *huge* in Akron, Canton and Columbus. But it's the same old song and dance... And I don't understand why every single ISP (regardless of size) isn't doing more to stand up for open access. Ultimately, it will become an issue of survival. -- Tired of Earthlink? Get JustTheNet! Nationwide Dialup, ISDN, DSL, ATM, Frame Relay, T-1, T-3, and more. EARTHLINK AMNESTY PROGRAM: Buy a year, get two months free More info coming soon to http://JustThe.net, or e-mail me! -- Joseph T. Klein +1 414 915 7489 Senior Network Engineer [email protected] Adelphia Business Solutions [email protected] "... the true value of the Internet is its connectedness ..." -- John W. Stewart III
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