patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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1 edit | fairpoint loves small communities quote:
FairPoint spokeswoman Beth Fastiggi says the towns' fiber initiative "isn't necessary," because the company is aggressively expanding its DSL Internet service statewide. She says FairPoint will reach many unserved rural areas before the ValleyNet project does.
Slide DSLAM rack unit into CO rack, run patch jumpers, your done. No outside plant work needed, so unless you live in shotgun blast away from the downtown village CO (2500 feet), the copper won't support DSL because of very liberally placed loading coils, unshielded trunk lines, bridge taps, ancient pairgain systems (digital or better yet, analog), extended reach ISDN lines, T1 fed remote terminals for which no upgrade kits exist, and replacement schedules and testing criteria for POTS only.
And thats how Fairpoint "delivers" DSL to small communities. Sure your CO has DSL, but its only within line of sight of the CO. |
