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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: SBC forcing new contract on ISPs
Under the existing contract, we were given the choice, and it makes no significant difference. We chose to allow SBC (ASI, actually) to bill the customer for the loop, so that we would not have to worry about the $125 early cancellation fee. That would be between ASI and the customer. The new contract forces us to bill for the circuit, which I don't have a problem with, especially since the early cancellation fee has gone away. The issue is that ASI wants to have the exclusive right to offer other services over that circuit that *I* own. > Educate me: are you not at this time billing the customer for the > local loop? Here in VZ territory, the cost of the local loop lease from VZ > and the DSLAM access from Covad (in your case, SBC provides both of > these, right?) are both rolled into the standard monthly fee from my ISP. > Is this not how it's done in SBC land? -- Bruce Robertson, President/CEO +1-775-348-7299 Great Basin Internet Services, Inc. fax: +1-775-348-9412 For PGP key: finger [email protected]
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