Re: Spectrum (legacy TWC) Infrastructure - Contact Off List

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

Where did you think that condensation was going to get you in this conversation?



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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
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Midwest-IX
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----- Original Message -----
From: Masataka Ohta <mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp>
To: nanog () nanog org
Sent: Sun, 05 Feb 2023 20:24:08 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Re: Spectrum (legacy TWC) Infrastructure - Contact Off List

Mike Hammett wrote:

> Except there are literally thousands of independent ISPs in the US,
> many 10+ years old that aren't likely to be going anywhere and
> they are moving to constructing their own wireline.

Many ILECs enjoying regional monopoly should be 100+ years old:

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incumbent_local_exchange_carrier
        Various regional independents also held incumbent monopolies
        in their respective regions.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_telephone_company
        By 1903 while the Bell system had 1,278,000 subscribers on
        1,514 main exchanges, the independents, excluding non-profit
        rural cooperatives, claimed about 2 million subscribers on
        6,150 exchanges.[1]
        The size ranged from small mom and pop companies run by a
        husband and wife team, to large independent companies,

many of which should now be PON operators still enjoying regional
monopoly.

So?

                                                Masataka Ohta