----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <[email protected]>
> > Unless I misread the piece, Pat, they *do* intend for customers to > > mesh non-Telefonica links, which is half of your answer. > > I guess we read it differently. > > They even mention "Telefonica is currently looking towards developing > economies and its huge customer base". > > Finally, assuming they ask someone else to do this, can you imagine > another network saying "sure, use my DSL link to make your customer > happier..."? Nope, sure can't. > > "All our customers are at max rate for their distance" is probably > > the other half. > > Thought about that, but they discuss customers on different tariffs. > > It might be useful when everyone is limited to 128 Kbps or something. > > > > I was making the former assumption in my musing. > > You know what you do when you make an assumption, right? You make an > ASS out of U and MPTION. :) Thank you, Tony Randall. :-) (You know, I can't find an earlier citation for that riff than the Odd Couple episode...) Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink [email protected] Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274

