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| DATE | 2008-05-18 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: Choice of ISP
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On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 10:33:55PM -0400, Ben Eisenbraun wrote:
> On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 05:28:45PM -0400, Ruben Safir wrote:
> >
> > Verizon has an exclussive last mile in almost every major city for wire.
>
> I don't think this is correct.
>
> Circa 2000 when RCN actually had working capital and were in the process
> of building out local plants, they secured permits for last mile access
> running past about 20 million homes in the Boston to Washington corridor.
> They currently have over-built HFC plant servicing about 1.3 million
> addresses. According to their 2007 SEC filing, they still have permits
> for access to another 5 million homes, but typically these agreements
> expire if they haven't been built out by some deadline, and RCN is not
> building much new plant these days.
>
> > Certain area's, under the now defunct Telephone and Communications act,
> > were allowed to ditch Verizon and use RCN, or other providers, but they
> > still hook up to Verizon somewhere outside of the zone, according to a
> > contract. Cooper Village and Styverant Town in Manhattan is an example
> > of that.
>
> Can you explain this in more detail? I'm slightly familiar with the
> PCV/ST setup, since I used to work for RCN, and I'm under the impression
> that the RCN equipment in those buildings is on one of their Manhattan
> SONET loops.
>
Without looking it up, I don't know more detail about in those housing developements
which are call built on private streets and infrastructure, RCN is the phone and line
providers ... I actually don't think there is a Verizon choice in those developements.
It would be nice if lines were like sewar and water lines, but they aren't.
Ruben
> -ben
>
> --
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> not the thing being created.
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"> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.<
You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one."
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