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The right answer is to argue that Bell/Rogers has to be de-verticalized. We need municipal distribution networks, owned in the same way that gas, electricity (and sometimes water) is owned. You can get gas or electricity from any supplier, and it is "delivered" by the local utility. Municipalities could easily force the issue by refusing to grant further permits to put fibre under *PUBLIC* streets. Technically this means seperating the L2 and the L3 providers. If they (Bell,Rogers) didn't control the residential IP network, then they would pay the same costs as everyone else, and they wouldn't be able to keep out competition. It also means that they suddendly wouldn't own the copper in the ground, so they would no longer have a guaranteed source of income to use to subsidize their VoIP. (yes, they'd have to rent the copper from the local utility as well) - -- ] Bear: "Me, I'm just the shape of a bear." | firewalls [ ] Michael Richardson, Xelerance Corporation, Ottawa, ON |net architect[ ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/mcr/ |device driver[ ] panic("Just another Debian GNU/Linux using, kernel hacking, security guy"); [ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Finger me for keys iQEVAwUBRV0HWYCLcPvd0N1lAQKvDgf/W/sD2MDHYypsHJlyioEHIboK/fh2zUSG y+K2oB2WGzwEX1YQ2sAeKeMNnpe61W6s4lX5FYG8QKpg2G3tuFWOi5WDlRCpfYn9 HBv95XMQsbynKl734sElrDOnxfY3Y4t3faYh2EO+5gr0n98UtyYLKGEMcC1/wI0q YSn/M+qzYt/wYaqHGMHCezSx1fHLPCs7tQUbZHp6jSiE4O6wPOTz5qeaG0A+8qD0 MpdyRZlZ+oH3EfpUlmhZ8tE5Hfh/YyeMnIuNU9OkCmOHZ8WZSoY4zYxWz4IE0pYS 3lEhRBTXHcN3CQi3g5x+uc0PrmeO2S+Kk8GkQTkGg5C+PXkqX/SF0g== =Qfv+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
