Re: Covad, Chapter 11 !

["Steven J. Sobol" <sjsobol () NorthShoreTechnologies net>]

On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Brian Wallingford wrote:

> Bingo.  Before everyone cries for the DLECs, many (including myself, a
> card-carrying RBOC-basher) would argue that embarassingly poor cash
> management was one of the most significant factors contributing to the
> demise of the "big three".

I am by no means a Baby Bell apologist, having seen the way our local RBOC
screws its competitors, but IIRC collections was a big issue for all three
of the DLECs.

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