http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r12374103 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:03:00 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:03:00 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12377520 k_mumm : Expect the PUC wouldn't let them do it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12377520 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:54:09 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12374103 PGHammer : However, there is a fly in the ointment (and especially for Covad).

There would be nothing stopping the fiber-based ILECs (especially Verizon) from simply minimizing their profits on POTS by offering more AYCE voice services for either little or nothing (in an FTTP network, *all* outbound analog information becomes digital at the ONT, so Verizon's POTS customers become VoIP customers, essentially; and with the overhead from VoIP being so small, Verizon could afford to eat most, or even all, of the cost for intra-network voice calls).

It's ugly, and even reprehensible, but also *legal*, since Verizon doesn't have to lease UNE-P to anybody *and* this method of undercutting the CLECs doesn't break anti-trust laws (because Verizon is not losing money).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12374103 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 13:40:46 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12372208 gissa : Hopefully the trails prove that this is a viable solution for the IXCs to transfer UNE-P customers to UNE-L in a stream-lined manner. This could potentiall be a huge growth spot for Covad.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12372208 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:34:23 EDT