This has been in the making since the FCC's Triennial Review back in 2003. That report basically said if the carrier rolls out fiber (even if it's just to the node), you're SOL. Welcome to Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse.
---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Rogato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Conversations over a new WISP Trade Organization" <wireless@wispa.org>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 2:10 AM Subject: [WISPA] [Fwd: Qwest's DSL plans will make ISP's obsolete] >I received this email for assistance from Nick Voth, owner of Easy > Street today. I'm sure there are many wisps who also offer DSL and may > be affected and interested in what the future holds for you. > So I'm passing this along for your benefit and I've included Nick Voth's > email address for your convenience if you want to contact him directly. > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Qwest's DSL plans will make ISP's obsolete > Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:43:20 -0600 > From: Nick Voth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Nick Voth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Hello folks, > > I'm an owner of an Internet Service Provider in Denver, Colorado. If you > haven't heard about the new Qwest "Fiber to the Node" product, you need to > pay attention to this message and pass it along to others inside your > company. > > Qwest is currently rolling out a new network that will become their > primary > way of delivering DSL to end users. It is a pure Ethernet based product > and > there is no mechanism yet to allow third party ISP's, (other than MSN), to > provide service. > > We are already losing customers to it in Denver and there's no end in > sight. > It's a stated goal to make this product eventually replace the ATM based > systems that we all know and enjoy. If nothing changes to allow other > Internet providers to utilize the network, we will all be out of the DSL > business or be forced to resell Qwest.net service. > > Here are the main problems we see as a third party ISP with losing control > over the customer's data: > > - No control over IP space at all > - No IP routing control > - No Quality of Service for services like VPN or VoIP > - No ability to monitor usage for bandwidth abuse, etc. > - No ability to monitor traffic for viruses, attacks, etc. > - No troubleshooting capabilities for network issues > - No troubleshooting of connection troubles (authentication, etc.) > - No control over rDNS (Reverse DNS for IP addresses) > - No customer choice! (This will definitely drive customers to Comcast) > - No margins for ISP's after circuit and Qwest.net fees (in reseller > model) > - Qwest.net not invisible even in wholesale environment because of IP's > > In short, this product will be a catastrophe to all third party ISP's > because it will eventually put us out of business. > > I urge you to contact your Qwest representatives as soon as possible and > make it clear to them how important this is. Here is a list of the most > important players, (as far as I can tell): > > Larry Canavan (not in a position to help, but a really nice guy) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Molly Clemen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 612-664-4501 Office > 612-807-7645 - Cell > > Matt Rotter > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I understand these are the current product managers: > > Travis Leo > 303-308-5284 > > Frank Simonson > 303-308-5040 > > Also, make sure to participate in any conference call to ISP's that may be > coming up. If we don't make our voices heard, Qwest will make their > decisions without us. > > Sincerely, > > -Nick Voth > > ----------------------------- > Nick Voth > President > E Street Communications > http://www.estreet.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 303-584-0640 x 1001 > ----------------------------- > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > 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: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
