Once upon a time, David Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > But no - I was as happy as everyone else when the CLECs emerged and > provided PRI service at 1/3rd the rate of the ILECs
Not only was that CLEC service concetrated in higher-density areas, the PRI prices were often not based in reality. There were a bunch of CLECs with dot.com-style business plans (and they're no longer around). Lucent was practically giving away switches and switch management (and lost big $$$ because of it). CLECs also sold PRIs to ISPs based on reciprocal compensation contracts with the ILECs that were based on incorrect assumptions (that most calls would be from the CLEC to the ILEC); rates based on that were bound to increase as those contracts expired. Back when dialup was king, CLECs selling cheap PRIs to ISPs seemed like a sure-fire way to print money. -- Chris Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
