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knightmb
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51 of 99? So what they are saying really is they only will provide broadband to 50% of the total exchanges. It sounds much better than to say "We'll provide 100% coverage, then in small to print, to a few places".

I should use the same statement for myself.

"I provide Tennessee with 100% Wireless Broadband Coverage to 1 out the 347 cities in the state."

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pnh102
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Re: Fun with numbers

said by knightmb

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51 of 99? So what they are saying really is they only will provide broadband to 50% of the total exchanges.

It takes a little more than some CO upgrades to provide DSL service to every customer serviced by a particular CO. If there are issues with the wiring (fiber, load coils, bad wiring, etc.) between a CO and a given structure in the service area than that structure will not be able to get DSL.
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Mactron
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Re: Fun with numbers

said by pnh102

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It takes a little more than some CO upgrades to provide DSL service to every customer serviced by a particular CO. If there are issues with the wiring (fiber, load coils, bad wiring, etc.) between a CO and a given structure in the service area than that structure will not be able to get DSL.

True, but without the CO upgrades no one gets anything. Need to start somewhere.

We'll see how they do.
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tschmidt
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In the Vermont deal, FairPoint took over 99 telephone exchanges. The 51 exchanges that will see 100 percent coverage within the next two years are located in all 14 counties.

Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic but the way I read that statement is: all customers served by those 51 Central Offices will be able to get DSL by end of 2010.

I can't believe only 48 Vermont Central Offices are currently equipped for DSL. I assume some of these 51 Central Offices support DSL but not remote terminals needed to serve distant customers. But that is just a guess on my part.

/tom

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