At 7:12 PM -0600 3/5/2010, Kris Tilford wrote:
On Mar 5, 2010, at 4:44 PM, Kasey Smith wrote:
we can't get DSL at our house, but people no more than a quarter of
a mile away can.
The phone companies can tell you that you're not eligible for DSL
when you may be eligible.
The issue is the type of DSL service, and the length & quality of the
copper line. Different DSLs work over different line lengths. Plus,
as Clark mentions, your copper might not necessarily take a direct
route to the nearest DSLAM or CO. Then there's the quality of the
line: if your line is old, it's going to be noisy - so it might not
even come close to supporting decent speeds.
Under common carrier laws, the phone companies are supposed to share
their lines with other carriers & ISPs.
Except that the courts have been gutting the "line sharing" regulation.
It will be interesting to see if the upcoming "national broadband
policy" includes it. Then we'll have to see how things work out
between Congress and the Courts, as the FCC's jurisdiction over the
whole mess is questioned.
My take: We'll screw this up by taking the low road that ensures the
highest profit for the big telcos, and then we'll spend a few million
bucks on a PR campaign to make us feel good about it. We are number
17! hoowa!
- Dan.
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