In this episode, Dave is alone as all the instructors are out teaching. He revisits the consumer market for the triple play. A recent USA Today article provides more data to confirm that competition is good for the consumer. A related topic is the removal of the Universal Services Fund fees from DSL offerings. He looks at the decision of Verizon and BellSouth to replace the USF fee with a new fee. BellSouth has since withdrawn their fee, probably due to concerns of rocking the boat at a time their merger with AT&T is being reviewed. In the final segment Dave answers listeners’ questions about the technology behind Fiber to the Premises (FTTP). He provides a brief description of BPON and GPON technologies.

Fiber to the Home Council

USA Today article on Verizon and Cablevision

WSJ article on USF fee replacements (subscription required)