Not paying the bills
no reason for cut off
US regulators have told Qwest that
it cannot cut off the internet connection of an ISP SkyWi because
the outfit owed it $1.7 million.
The New Mexico Public
Regulation Commission ordered Qwest to immediately begin the process
of restoring service to critical SkyWi customers or else face
trouble. Qwest switched off SkyWi because of unpaid debts, the only
problem was that the ISP boosted some pretty important customers, including
hospitals who depended on their connection to the world wide wibble.
The
committee wants SkyWi to give Qwest a list of its customers prioritized by
public health and safety and also by economic concerns by today and release
control of customers' telephone numbers to enable those customers to seek
alternative providers.
Qwest had asked SkyWi to pay more than $580,000
by Monday to continue the service when it didn't come up with the readies it
should not have been surprised to lose its connection, a Qwest spokesman
said. SkyWi's chief development officer, Don Levy, said while it owes
money to Qwest, it does not owe $1.7
million.
SkyWi sued Qwest in December,
alleging anti-competitive behavior.