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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: What do we mean when we say "competition?" (was: Re: [Latest draft ofInternet regulation bill])
> The RBOCs > should be split up into a wholesale *only* division (owns the poles, > wires, buildings,switches) and a services *retail* division (owns the > dialtone, bandwidth, customers ). The wholesale division should > sell service to the retail division at a regulated TELRIC based price > which will allow the wholesale division to make enough money to build/ > maintain the best infrastructure in the world. This is more or less what BT has done in the UK by splitting off all the field engineering into a separate company called Openreach. UK already has had a thriving digital radio network and digital TV network for several years. They are already starting to shut down analog TV transmitters. We have lept ahead in deployment of broadband with a variety of providers in most cities. Perhaps there are lessons to be learned here? > More regulation of the physical infrastructure (the expensive piece) > and less regulation of the bits to foster competitive solutions and > bring along new innovations. The future innovations are not going > to revolve around new types of fiber. They will revolve around what > can be done with high bandwidth to everyone. I doubt if even the RBOC executives understand this fundamental distinction. --Michael Dillon
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