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Friday May 24, 12:41 pm Eastern Time U.S. Court Vacates FCC`s Phone `Line Sharing` Order By: Mark Wigfield Quelle:http://biz.yahoo.com/djus/020524/200205241241000527_1.html Dow Jones Newswires WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday vacated a key policy of the Federal Communications Commission meant to increase competition in the market for high-speed Internet service delivered over conventional telephone lines. Called "line sharing," the rule allowed upstart phone companies competing with dominant local providers to provide the high-speed service over the same line that subscribers use for conventional voice service. The high-speed service is known as "DSL," the acronym for digital subscriber line modems, used to turn conventional copper telephone lines into relatively high-speed conduits. The FCC adopted the rule in 1999 and was seen as a major victory for the CLEC industry and providers such Covad Communications Inc. (COVD) and others, many of which are now defunct. It enabled consumers to avoid purchasing a second phone line by allowing CLECs the same access to the copper wire into the home enjoyed by the incumbent that owns the wire. But acting on a challenge brought by dominant incumbent providers, the court vacated the rule and sent it back to the FCC for further consideration. It also told the FCC to reconsider broader rules that require incumbents to lease to competitors at cut-right prices a variety of network elements that can used to provide phone service. In the end, "the entire argument about expanding competition and investment boils down to the Commission`s express of its belief that in this area more unbundling is better," the court said. "But Congress did not authorize so open- ended a judgment." ------------------------------------------------------ Sieht ganz schlecht aus. Line-Sharing ist zentral für das Geschäftsmodell alternativer DSL-Anbieter. Das das Berufungsgericht jetzt die Line-Sharing-Anweisung der FCC (Regulierer) aufhebt, kann sich wohl nur fatal auswirken. Damit scheinen sie der Entmonopolisierung endlich den Todesstoß zu versetzen, und das, obgleich es den CLECs so schon schlecht geht. Hoffentlich irre ich mich. Ansonsten erwarten alle Montag einen Kurssturz. |
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| aus der Diskussion: | Covad - Himmel oder Hölle |
| Autor (Datum des Eintrages): | Bannerman (24.05.02 20:07:34) |
| Beitrag: | 71 von 149 (ID:6482373) |
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