I've been out of the RBOC for a few years, so I'm not sure what the current practice is for this; someone give me a hint: A CLEC's customer (a "Quicky Mart") has ordered additional lines for his business. Unfortunately, the Bell cable term is a ped 50' away, the BSW pairs to his prem are maxed out, and the conduit has no more room for more drops anyhow. According to a tech for the Bell company, they will not lift a finger to bring the dialtone past the ped since he's not their customer, so the CLEC has to place the conduit--very costly.
I see precious few alternatives, but what if the user ported his new lines to Bell, obligating them to extend the lines to his NID on their own nickel, then later ported them back to the CLEC? Dirty pool, I know. But how would the Bell company prevent this? (No, I'm NOT the customer--I've been asked to look into the matter for a contractor who uses me. And I wouldn't suggest it to the client, either. But he might think of it on his own, if he's clever).
What prevents this sort of switcheroo? The cost of this conduit (under a blacktop lot) would be thousands, so Bell could never recoup their costs for years even if the customer stays with them.
I see precious few alternatives, but what if the user ported his new lines to Bell, obligating them to extend the lines to his NID on their own nickel, then later ported them back to the CLEC? Dirty pool, I know. But how would the Bell company prevent this? (No, I'm NOT the customer--I've been asked to look into the matter for a contractor who uses me. And I wouldn't suggest it to the client, either. But he might think of it on his own, if he's clever).
What prevents this sort of switcheroo? The cost of this conduit (under a blacktop lot) would be thousands, so Bell could never recoup their costs for years even if the customer stays with them.