Unmetered Interconnect ProductsErol Ziya

CUT

Overview

• Brief history of CUT• History of BT SurfTime and FRIACO• FRIACO today: FRIACO ST• FRIACO in the future: FRIACO IP• Interconnect in DSL world• Separation of BT divisions • Summary

Brief history of CUT

• Videotron and Direct Connection• Year 1: challenging the orthodoxy• Year 2: AOL, Intel and The Times• Year 3: moving on, broadband

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History of BT Surftime and FRIACO

• No unmetered wholesale options• MCI asks for unmetered product• BT releases Surftime solution• OFTEL ties Surftime to MCI

determination• From DLE to DMSU and build-out

FRIACO today: FRIACO ST

• FRIACO Hybrid• OFTEL experts’ report• Generic products only from BT

Ignite• Stop-gap solution

FRIACO in the future: FRIACO IP

• ‘All IP’ solution• Remove limit on number of

lines available• Ownership issues with FRIACO IP• Opportunities for true service-only

providers

Interconnect in DSL world

• LLU Option 2 and Option 4• Wholesale or retail?• Latest OFTEL determination

Separation of BT divisions

• BT Ignite / BT Wholesale and relationship to Netco

• Opportunity to have input• Defining levels of interconnection

Summary

• IP Interconnect Forum; separation of BT divisions; LLU

• Much work to be done and many important decisions to be made yet