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RE: Sprint's New ION products
From: "Tom Walton" <twalton () dimension net>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 13:15:04 -0400
The most troubling thing to me about the ION plan is that it seems to revolve around the idea of using LEC local loops to deliver service to home customers. The LECs are not going to be enthusiastic about providing an unbundled loop to facilitate being cut out of their long-distance termination fees. This could be a very slow roll for Sprint. This problem will not become acute until they begin deploying residential service, as many/most business customers (the initial targets) will be "on-net" with CLECS who are already interconnected with Sprint. It might be that Sprint is hoping/praying for regulatory/statutory intercession before they try to penetrate the residential market en masse. I love the telecommunications business... --Tom ==== ==== Tom Walton Director of Strategic Consulting 703-709-7500 Dimension Enterprises, Inc 225 Van Buren, Suite 180 twalton () dimension net Herndon, Virginia 20170 - USA -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu]On Behalf Of Paul Ferguson Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 12:14 PM To: kbrown () primelink com Cc: nanog () merit edu Subject: Re: Sprint's New ION products At 10:46 AM 6/3/98 -0500, kbrown () primelink com wrote:
Has anyone heard any additional information or have any
more insight into
this announcement? I am curious how this might affect the
remainder of the
industry.
An article I read in USAToday this morning over breakfast says it's just ATM to the home. I also just found the same article on the USAToday web site, searching for "Sprint". The article is titled "A closer look at Sprint's new plan." - paul
Current thread:
- Sprint's New ION products kbrown (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Paul Ferguson (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Scott Brim (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Perry E. Metzger (Jun 03)
- RE: Sprint's New ION products Tom Walton (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Jeff Burson (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products David Lesher (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products DAVE NORDLUND (Jun 03)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Peter Leppik (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products DAVE NORDLUND (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Kent W. England (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Marty (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Nathan Stratton (Jun 03)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Joe Loiacono (Jun 04)
- RE: Sprint's New ION products Pete Farmer (Jun 03)
(Thread continues...)
- Re: Sprint's New ION products Paul Ferguson (Jun 03)