AT&T Accuses T-Mobile of Credibility Gap on Special Access

摘要

T-Mobile's statements about the special access market don’t match reality, said Frank Simone, nan AT&T assistant vice president, in a blog entry. He noted that T-Mobile is a founding nmember of the NoChokePoints coalition, which is pushing for overhaul of special access. But nin a recent speech, T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray said the carrier buys backhaul from n14 providers. "If you’ve spent any amount of time in Washington, D.C., telecom circles you no ndoubt have heard AT&T shout from the roof tops that the marketplace for special access nservices is very competitive," Simone said. "But the NoChokePoints coalition has sought to ndiscredit these claims by characterizing them like Kris Kringle’s in the holiday movie favorite nMiracle on 34th Street, as the ramblings of an insane old man who should be ninstitutionalized."