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> On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, Brian Elfert wrote:
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> > Big deal. The pricing I was quoted for this service is still more
> > expensive than POTS lines. Why should I pay more for a service that
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> Maybe that's because it is *FAR* better than POTS lines? Plus, the new
> pricing is $5-$10 cheaper than business POTS lines over here.
Of course, US West pricing differs from state to state. We were paying
about $40 for a measured POTS line with all the taxes and fees. The
quoted price on the new service was about $53 with all the taxes and fees.
> > allows US West to quit laying more and more copper to service our
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> Isn't that a good thing? They can pull copper into our buildings easy but
> in the city it's hell.
Not laying more copper is a good thing for both us and US West. We don't
have to keep using up all the copper and waiting for US West to supply
more, and US West doesn't have to pay for more copper. Since the service
probably costs US West less than POTS lines, I don't know why they charge
more.
Actually, we are currently waiting for US West to install more copper for
HICAP. (MCI leases HICAP from US West to deliver our lines.) I'm not
sure why they can't use the 50 or 100 free pairs already in place.
> > Recently, We choose to go with MCI Metro for local service, and we pay
> > under $25 a channel per month for channelized T1 service.
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> I wish we had competition to US West in these smaller towns.
I don't think MCI could justify the $5 million investment in small towns.
They are already losing $800 million on local services this year.
Brian