[SunRescue] Re: rescue digest, Vol 1 #1130 - 18 msgs

[Bill Bradford]

On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 12:19:38PM -0500, Kevin P. Inscoe wrote:
> I work for an ILEC and I can assure you this is true. We long ago
> abandoned DSL as a business model and are deploying our own network
> backbone. Sad but what Cringley says is absolutely true. The ILECs so
> badly mismanaged their networks and hedged their bets on LD and lost big
> time. Now DSL is an annoyance to them. The ILECs came along and put a
> huge investment into DSLAMs and over estimated the demand and the
> various distance limitations restrictions and they lost big time as
> well. The result? No one will be doing DSL soon (and making money at it
> anyway). We still have DSLAMS and maybe based on certain situations sell
> it to a customer but we don't even advertise it. 

Same here, I work for an actual Baby Bell, and afaik, the "Bell" part of
the company does DSL, since they also provide phone service for a lot of
Ohio, but the part I work for doesnet even think about it.... 

Bill

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Bill Bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
Austin, TX