We believe that the problems of congestion of the Public Switched Telephone Network can be greatly relieved by proper pricing of services and Unbundled Network Elements.
Net does, on identical terms.
Net is a non-regulated arm, and should not enjoy special terms or special access to information. Net should play no role in determining when ADSL or any other services are made available by Bell Atlantic, the regulated arm. Furthermore, we believe that locally-based ISPs are better able to react to customer needs, and in some cases can implement new technology faster. At the very least, we can offer the customer more than one choice of service. Bell Atlantic should develop new methods of forecasting demand that reflects data traffic through the line side of the switch.