Pittsburgh is on a short list of new markets Cbeyond now is is reviewing. And the recent Federal Communications Commission decision that several Verizon markets were not yet sufficiently competitive to relax wholesale special access rates (broadband access services such as T1s and DS3s)can be credited, in part, for the interest.
The FCC ruling means Cbeyond can buy T1s at discounted rates, and that's quite helpful for Cbeyond's business model, which typically involves provision of voice and data services to small businesses over one or two T1 lines.
Cbeyond apparently has been considering Pittsburgh for some time but the FCC ruling was pivotal, Cbeyond Vice President and Corporate Counsel Bill Weber says.
"Had that FCC decision gone the other direction, in all likelihood we would have never come to Pittsburgh because it would no longer be possible for us to make money," Weber said.
Cbeyond might not begin operations in Pittsburgh, should it decide to expand there, for as much as two years. Typically a fierce competitor in the small business market everywhere it operates, Cbeyond will run into Comcast in Philadelphia as well as Verizon and other providers.
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