[comp.dcom.telecom] Local Competition

peterm@rwing.uucp (Peter Marshall) (03/11/91)

Bob Jacobson's 3/5 post in this thread points up some heretofore
missing questions in this discussion -- important *policy* questions, be
it noted.  Not the least of these is the very evident consideration
sought by the telcos in the form of what they like to call the
infamous -- and euphemistic -- "level playing field"(i.e., in *their*
terms). Yes; there *might* eventually be some gain for residential and
smaller business users by way of sometime trickle-down; but for now,
the nice ring to so-called local competion, at least in an ONA
framework, is indeed that of the cash register.


Peter Marshall