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Re: 128Kb/s Upstream Throttles 2Mb/s downstream

From: Juha Saarinen <juha_at_saarinen.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:34:05 +1300
Message-ID: <4356F40D.3070604@saarinen.org>

Paul Norton wrote:
> ok, at the risk of being flamed to hell ;-)

Naaaahhh...

> The full speed plans are still available via Telecom/Xtra -
> http://www.telecom.co.nz/chm/0,5123,204848-203868,00.html

Here's the official line:

http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/UNID/FC31E734EFDD0739CC2570290016D8F1

> They are also still available as a wholesale product hence other
> providers/ISPs can still offer the full speed plans

It's not quite so easy though... they were available under the Jetstream
Partnering Programme, but that's going now. They are not available under
CUBS, but only under the main WSA, right? Means ISPs have to sell phone
lines, toll calls, etc, at very low margins just to supply full-rate DSL.

-- 
Juha
Oh! Oh! Un affrontement intercommunitaire!
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