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Bangor, ME | reply to SND2005
Re: Ahem... Those people you speak of are often served by a CO that is in the next town over and are already out of range for a viable DSL option. Verizon is not that proactive about adding remote COs and Fairpoint won't have enough money to do it (they're usually a few hundred grand+ each after all is said and done).
Charleston has their own CO (DSL equipped even), but I don't know the ratio of serviced phone lines / DSL qualified lines there. I do agree that they would have potential to lose out in a Fairpoint universe.
Dover and Moosehead area I think have some cable options, but DSL is probably pretty scarce (again, distance thing). Cell coverage is pretty dreadful in that area too, especially for what a tourist trap it is. There's probably a fair deal of satellite Internet and dial-up going on out there.
DSL is an answer for those who can already get it, but unless the distance limitation gets solved (and some companies have come up with pretty cool ideas, but like I said VZ and FP are back in ADSL1 days), those people will probably still be underserved for the next 3-5 years. |
