[BC] Getting rid of copper

[William Eaton]

The CLEC is offered "internal" pricing not wholesale. Now various LEC's claim that "internal" and outside pricing is the same.
As a registered CLEC I have to pay the tarrifs on any lines in my inventory that are active.
I had to register as a CLEC many moons ago......to sell dialtone over the SMR. Back in those days we switched our own DID trunks and provided 1+ LD using the old LD pick codes like ATT was 1028801+NPA-NPX-XXXX
The root issue is simple, have you ever seen the tarriff tables for LATA / INTERLATA.
With copper everyone gets a cut the LEC the State, the terminating LEC and thier State and Uncle gets paid both ways.
William Eaton CET, CCNA
678.374.9660
On Nov 22, 2013 9:21 PM, "Dana Puopolo" <dpuopolo at usa.net> wrote:
>The big problem with getting rid of copper is the getting rid of the CLECs
>with it!

>Again I say, No more competition resulting in T1, DS3, OC3 and other currently
>competitive data circuits' prices to go through the roof.

>Yes, you can run these (and DSL over fiber), but right now the ILECs are
>required to offer copper circuits to CLECs at wholesale prices, which allow
>them to be price competitive.

>Not so with fiber: ILECs like Verizon can price gouge as much as they want -
>and do!

>It's already happening: Up until a year ago, DSL Extreme could offer high
>speed Internet over Verizon fiber (FiOS) through a reseller agreement with
>Verizon. You could buy the same speed circuit Verizon offered for about 3/4
>the price.  Verizon arbitrarily and abruptly cancelled this agreement - giving
>30 days notice for DSLx customers to find alternate service.
>DSLx still offers copper based Internet using DSL, ADSL2 and pair bonded DSL,
>at attractive prices, but DSLx *will* be forced out of business should this
>happen.

>Period.

>-D