|
Thread Index [isp-clec] Re: Virtual NPA/NXX
Maybe... I do appreciate the comment. We have some extended area coverage locations that appear to be compressed by the way they both sound and have problems logging in. Are you absolutely sure that inter-machine trucks are never compressed? I wouldn't think the technology to do so would be either brain surgery or expensive. Larry At 04:10 PM 5/30/2003 -0500, Buyer wrote: They can;'t "compress" a DS3 that way. You are mixing what they are required to deliver to the customer via Pairgain and other make do local loops with what they do as a matter of practice on intermachine trunks which are all 64k DS0 and multiples thereof. Cary Fitch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Summers" <webmaster@...> To: <isp-clec@isp-clec.com> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 4:11 PM Subject: [isp-clec] Virtual NPA/NXX > Gentlemen: > > Well, now it would seem that Level 3 has a game plan > to take over big time wholesale dial up - at least for those > who can give them the numbers such as MSN, Earthlink > and AOL. Throw in Focal - and it gets interesting. > > And it would seem that they are using Virtual NPA/NXX > to do the deed. > > As a facilities based ISP trying to get into the wonderful > world of CLEC, I had thought about Virtual NPA/NXX as > a way to serve a greater geographic area. > > But I concluded that any self-serving ILEC could hose > me by simply compressing the DS3 (or whatever) that > was doing transport to the point where I would be lucky > to get a 14.4Kb connection for the ISP part of the > business. So I decided that it was too risky. After all, > says I to myself, the ILEC is under no obligation to do > data over 14.4Kb here in Texas. > > Now I see Focal and Level 3 going after the business > and succeeding. Verizon is hauling ISP traffic from > the location where I have my largest POP roughly 88 > miles to a Level 3 POI - and getting darn little revenue > from it compared to what they charge me for a single > PRI. > > Are ILEC's THAT stupid? Or is there some reason why > the ILEC can't take Level 3's pants off? > > What am I missing here? Should I be looking at doing > likewise? > > Larry > > > ------------------------ANNOUNCEMENT--------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> Recycle Your Hardware << > Clean out your closets and make some cash. > Reach thousands of ISP equipment buyers. > http://www.isp-equipment.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >
------------------------ANNOUNCEMENT---------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Recycle Your Hardware <<
Clean out your closets and make some cash.
Reach thousands of ISP equipment buyers.
http://www.isp-equipment.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Thread Index |
|
