While the ILECs may have been unable to directly pass along the cost of their broadband infrastructure to the consumer, they have successful engaged in a reverse of the concept. They have placed the burden of their dying POTS infrastructure on their broadband subscribers.
ILECS have instituted tying agreements which essentially force broadband subscribers into purchasing tariffed services. For example, if you want $19.95/month DSL, you must-purchase the ILEC's $62/month all frills included phone service package. Of course, someone will cry out what about "naked-DSL"? Yes, it exists in most markets now, but it will cost you roughly $50-$55/month for the same plan that you would get for $19.95/month if you were so kind as to agree to subsidize ma-Bell's poor starving land-line phone service. Seems ironic doesn't it... the ILEC can't force its telephone subscribers to pay for its broadband expansion through tariffed rates (it wouldn't work because most people would get cell phones and ditch the land line before they would agree to pay a bunch more for their land line), so ILECs work the system backwards... people still want DSL, so lets force them to buy our next-to-useless landline phone service in order to get our coveted broadband service. Unfortunately, I don't see people cutting their electric company service and installing solar cells as a replacements anytime soon, so if the electric company were to engage in broadband as suggested, it would be scary for all other broadband carriers. - Larry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown - 3 Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:53 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Just what we need. Not true. Not true at all. Cable Companies are not rate of return regulated. Every dollar they spend is below the line. The ILECS are strictly regulated as to what can be spent above the line. Tarrifed rates ONLY support tarrifed services. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom DeReggi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Just what we need. > Why not? > > Isn't that kinda what Cable Cos and ILECs Do? > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck McCown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 2:37 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Just what we need. > > >> The power company wants to take rate payer money and build a broadband >> network that will contact each meter for the purpose of managing energy. >> It >> will also supply broadband to the homeowner if they want. This should >> not >> be allowed. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David E. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 1:34 PM >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Just what we need. >> >> >>> Chuck McCown wrote: >>>> Time to speak up. >>> >>> Anyone care to translate this for those among us who don't speak >>> lawyerese, and who don't live/work in Indiana? >>> >>> David Smith >>> MVN.net >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >>> >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
