On Wed, 22 Jan 2003, at 9:36pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Then please explain to me why almost every single DSL company has gone >> out of business. > > Because they're still need Verizon to set up the line for them..
Look, Verizon may be a bunch of incompetent morons (they are), but the fact that it takes them a month to provision a line doesn't mean everyone goes out of business. It's take years for DSL to reach general availability; an additional month isn't going to make a difference. Especially when you consider the fact that, back when there were a hundred and one DSL companies, Verizon's install time for their DSL was basically "indefinite". You simply couldn't get it installed. You couldn't get a static IP; you couldn't host services; they even made it difficult to send email! Believe me, Verizon DSL was no competition to the other guys. No, the reason everyone went under was that they were charing $50/month for a service that was costing them $150/month. > And almost every? Please.. Covad is around, as is speakeasy and Earthlink. SpeakEasy and EarthLink are both reselling Covad. As does XO, and even AT&T in places. Most any national provider is reselling Covad. They're about the only ones left. And Covad is/was in chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and their financial future is still uncertain. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do | | not represent the views or policy of any other person or organization. | | All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss