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- From: deej@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (david.g.lewis)
- Subject: Re: Open market versus monopoly, was Re: Obtaining ISDN
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.172158.21130@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- Organization: AT&T
- References: <1992Nov16.235427.11813@advtech.uswest.com> <1992Nov17.145659.5823@bmerh85.bnr.ca> <1992Nov17.160614.10428@telebit.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:21:58 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.160614.10428@telebit.com> bjork@telebit.com (Steven Bjork) writes:
- >There is *no* effective competition in either the telco local loop
- >or the cable tv local loop.
- >
- >This is why telephone charges are so outrageous, not to mention the
- >plundering done by cable tv systems.
- >
- >AT&T is so cash rich they have nothing better to do than buy
- >computer companies and pay off lawyers. I'd much rather see that
- >money go towards fiber to the demarc, or not taken in the first
- >place (ie, rate reductions).
-
- Uh, excuse me, but in case you weren't paying attention, AT&T hasn't been in
- the local exchange business for about 9 years now. The only demarc we can
- run fiber to is the demarc with the local exchange carrier.
-
- David G Lewis AT&T Bell Laboratories
- david.g.lewis@att.com or !att!goofy!deej Switching & ISDN Implementation
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