"Sounds like NEC put them into the exchanges for someone else & it fizzered. How luck for NEC that EFTel happened along needing "a deal"
Clearly this is just that, a deal to save the CEO's bacon. "
This logic is pretty bad. I'd be more inclined to think NEC were looking to get out of the DSLAM game. I'm not sure, but I think the number of exchanges matches their entire historical exchange rollout.
