You're right, but what can I do? I will lose my customers if they are forced to switch to PPPoE. So SBC wins either way. As the article mentions, this will likely end up in a courtroom somewhere.
At 11:23 AM -0700 6/25/01, Bruce Robertson wrote:
So the upshot is that I won't sign a contract that forces me to do something impossible, and certainly against by business interests.
... so then your contract expires, and only SBC remains.
This hurts SBC precisely how, again?
Not faulting you, in fact I applaud your stance, but let's not harbor any delusions that your stance will do anything but benefit SBC. The more people who end their SBC contracts that way, the more DSL customers are suddenly beached looking for a quick reinstall, something you can bet SBC will be poised to provide.
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