Growing painsI got the impression listening to Ken Ducatel from

Growing pains

I got the impression listening to Ken Ducatel from the EU a couple of weeks back at Telco 2.0 that the Commission considers the creation of Openreach to be a very significant development, and I got the vague sense that its evolution will have a bearing on the direction of structural separation as an avenue of exploration across the community. Given that as a background, I'm sure there will be interest in Brussels and elsewhere in this just-published report from OFCOM on assessing the impacts of the regulatory settlement one year on - progress, yes, but not plain sailing.

james.enck@dir.co.uk (James Enck)

FiOS Update

Verizon's FiOS is a project that has garnered attention from many sources. Some say that it is too expensive, especially considering that AT&T is choosing a less costly architecture. This report posted today in BusinessWeek reports some project cost estimates and gives some initial market results.

Is this a worthwhile gamble for Verizon? Will they be vindicated, or will the cheaper architectures turn out to be the better choice?

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Martin Weiss