I don't think the issue is about whether or not DSL is available from competition, but that the ILEC's cause all sorts of mayhem when you decide to use anything outside of their services. If you want DSL from a competitor your current DSL services go down. If you want DSL but not dialup from an ILEC you're out of luck. A lot of these things can be attributed to anti-competitive practices. -- Love Science Fiction? www.spacestationzoom.com