Lo and behold, David Carmean once said:
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> A few days ago, Brian (MegaZone) mentioned that (I think) they
> had decided to make a product with digital modems and ISDN for PRI
> rather than BRI, because they hadn't seen the demand for such a BRI
> product.
>
> Well, with both of the LECs in my area, the per-channel cost
> for PRI is twice that of the BRI product. I find this ridiculous.
> The Telco reps give nebulous justifications involving all kinds of
> supposedly advanced business features with the PRI, but it just
> doesn't make sense to me that they should charge twice as much for a
> service that takes 1/12 of a pair to deliver vs. 1/2. I've got to
> imagine that the cost of the copper to reach the customer outweighs
> the cost of the NIDs at both ends of a PRI.
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> One telco went as far as to allege that the California
> Public Utility Commision is forcing them to keep their PRI pricing
> artificially high to put them at a disadvantage W.R.T. smaller telcos.
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> So, I'm wondering what it's like for other folks, that they're
> so much more interested in a PRI product than one for BRI. I'd sure
> love to use PRI for ease of management, but I haven't been able to justify
> its increased monthly cost.
>
> Thanks....
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> David Carmean WB6YZM DC574 <dlc@silcom.com>
> System/Network Administration, Silicon Beach Communications
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