Brian Gibbons wrote:
> Thanks for that Juha.

:)

> There is a lot of reading in the draft determination, looks like a long
> weekend job.

Yeah, it's very detailed but that's because TCL's application was as well.

> I can't understand the 128kbps upstream thing, it is bizzare.
>
> A lot of existing business Jetstream customers could not use a DSL
> connection that was rate limited to 128kbps upstream.
> They have Intranets, Web/email servers behind Jetstream that would choke at
> this speed.

Just try sharing such a connection, and you're pretty much stuffed.

> What will happen to these existing full rate users?

Full-rate is only available under the Jetstream Partnering Programme
(JSPP) and that's going away in August. My story on that will be in next
week's Computerworld, which is now available at the newstands again.

After August, full-rate Jetstream will only be available from Xtra,
under the Venture product name. ISPs will full-rate customers are
expected to migrate them before end of August, or the customers will be
turned off.

> From the determination
>
>>Telecom is required to supply TelstraClear with bitstream access with no
> material
>>difference between the network-based characteristics supplied to
> TelstraClear
>>and bitstream used by Telecom to supply its own retail services;
>
>
> Therefore if Telecom continues to supply full rate Jetstream then they will
> also have to wholesale this to TelstraClear.
>
> Have you asked Telecom if they are going to continue supplying full rate
> Jetstream to business?
>
> I would love an answer to that one.

Yes, see above, but as you point out, the new draft determination may
change things considerably.

Note that it's a *draft* only, and things may change from here to the
final version. When the ComCom says that interested parties should
contact them with submissions, heed it. ISPs should submit comments
especially on the technical issues as soon as possible. The law doesn't
allow for the regulator to do anything by itself -- the access seekers
have to ask the ComCom to act as a referee.

-- 
Juha
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