Some of the cell carriers started to buy T1's from local cable companies, then realized that there is no SLA (service level agreement) like the phone company gives. I guess it's probably because buying a T1 from the phone company is a regulated business, and buying a T1 from a cable company is not.
Joe rahwayflynn wrote: > My site was shopping for a T3 During the Comcast's salesman's speech, > I asked what their SLA terms were. I had to explain SLA and what 5 > nines were (less then 5 minutes downtime per year). Comcast could not > guarantee anything. What good is 45 Mbs of bandwidth with a CIR of Zero? > We are on a Verizon T3, with a second being installed shortly. Verizon is > pulling 24 strands of dedicated single mode to an alternate wire center for > me. When it *has* to work, it's back to Ma Bell. >
