On 14 Apr 2005, at 1:33 PM, Steve Phillips wrote:

> And dont even start on deregulation and LLU, it is a myth that few
> realyl understand the implications of.

Maybe Steve can explain why it is so hard to understand.

 From where I I sit LLU (Local Loop Unbundling) involves Telecom's
connections at the exchanges (last km and all that) which Telecom do
not currently allow the ISP's access to.
LLU would supposedly allow ISP's to install their own equipment
(switches) at the exchanges.

With Telecom busy implementing a full IP network for $1billion (one of
the first countries to do so) replacing the older PSTN technology, they
will have very fine grained control via packet filtering, including:
which services get blocked (P2P?), which get throttled (Skype of
course),
which gets blazing throughput (Telecoms own VoIP customers, that will
be 99% of them) and any other value added (cost added) services they
can invent in the meantime.

Bart Hanson

bart@orcon.net.nz

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