[jayef]

I don't know how to make this plainer. We pay you for loops. We pay you at rates that you agreed to in state commissions in exchange for your entry into LD. Now you're working the feds, pucs and state legislators to break the deal. YOU JUST GOT LD. You got the carrot. Now you want more carrot. My God man! So what are you going to say to my investors when you pull the plug on their investment? Sorry. How bout some Bell stock?

[Bogey78O]

We made the deal back in 1996 when LD meant something. They didn't give it to us till 6 years later. We aksed for the carrot back when it was worhth soemthing. Now after 6 years when the carrot's worth a lot less now they give it to us.

Getting back to customer service. Wouldn't it be better just to drop CLECs and have the Feds set strict quality service guidelines with mandates for broadband depolyment else revocation of operating license?