Actually, I think it means that companies that offer services through other CLECs, like Covad, Northpoint or Rhythms are putting an enourmous amount of pressure on them. They all (except for Rhythms) offer more bandwidth at the same distance from the CO than USWest does, even with the upgrade to 640 Kbps. Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Fleming <mfleming at isd.net> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 7:39 AM Subject: RE: [TCLUG:21012] USWest DSL and local providers > isd.net just announced the same upgrade to 640K, no increase in price (still > just $14.95), being done over wknd. they said "market pressure" was one of > their reasons, so that must mean everybody else is doing it! > ---------------------------------------------------- > Michael Fleming (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) > mfleming at isd.net <mailto:mfleming at isd.net> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org