From: Brian D Williams <talon57@well.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 07:09:23 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: FCC_ups
Message-ID: <199608121836.LAA04772@well.com>
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Disclaimer: All opinions are my own, I do not speak for Ameritech
or it's alliance partners.

Lucky Green writes:

>I am glad to see some movement in this area. I designed a similar
>system for a previous employer of mine. But the real choke point
>is the local loop. As of this day, the local telos still have a de
>facto monopoly in the local markets. The new competitors (the same
>old Phone Company) that we will see in the near future seem to
>show no desire to deliver the really interesting services that are
>now possible. They long distance carriers about to enter the local
>markets plan to offer the same old stuff at a (perhaps) somewhat
>lower price.

 First I would like to mention Lucky that I always enjoy your
posts. Second I would like to say that as I have mentioned
previously, the RBOC I work for filed for complete unbundling of
the local loop in March of 93. We are not the one's holding up the
show. 

>The company I used to work for has technology capable of
>delivering a 10 Mb/s Ethernet plus 100 ISDN B channels to your
>home, using the very same wires already in your wall. Keep this in
>mind next time you hear what great new services the local telcos
>are about to offer. Then demand better.

10 Mb/s ethernet and 100 ISDN B channels (64k each)? I would
certainly like to here more! Unfortunately as I have also
previously pointed out, point-to-point copper is a thing of the
past, it is rare and expensive now. The current fiber-to-the-curb
standard involves "slick 96" muxes which use 4 framed T-1's (1.536
Mb/s) to provide 96 voice channels.

Thanks for the info.

Brian