On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 03:42:32AM +0000, Fergie wrote:
>
> Perhaps, depending on the last-mile and the consumer/business
> distinction, but up through the late 90's, all that was available
> to consumers (at best) was ISDN in Bell Atlantic territory -- at
> least in Northern Virginia. I left that area around 2000.
>
> >If you've got the money, they've got the ethernet for you.
> >
> >Unfortunately, "I want it" isn't a good business case.
> >
>
> True enough, and let's not confuse "business services" with
> "consumer services." The telcos/cablecos don't. :-)
>
> - - ferg
perhaps not. but there is a real issue w/ the number
of businesses that operate from the home (according to
some numbers this is as high as 65% of all US business)
and the telcos still retain a mindset of business areas
and residential areas. It is not possible to get some
"business services" deployed in a "residential" area.
For example, the new AT&T wanted to charge me 45,000.00
for a 120meter build into my home... it was cheaper
to lease office space and then they did the buildout
for free. The MRC was/is the same. The point being,
there are artifical constructs that define where "business"
and "consumer/residential" services can be offered.
persuading a telco, one home-based business at a time,
that regardless of the zoning - there are really 65% of
those apartments running businesses and want business-class
services is an exercise in futility.
--bill
