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join:2001-01-29
Bryant, AR
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You are exactly right. DSL is deregulated. This means that no one has to provide DSL at a certain price and no one has to provide service in rural areas.
Left up to the poor CLEC, DSL will never make it out of the metropolitan areas where the "GRAVY" is. That is, the highly and densely populated areas.
The only chance for rural customers is if the evil ILEC decides to upgrade the Outside Plant Network and the Central offices.
Once this is done, you may see a few CLEC's come in and offer DSL accross the upgraded ILEC facilities. While doing this, the CLEC is sure to complain about the ILEC trying to sabatoge him.
I am sure you will not see too many companies competing to build an Outside Plant Network in Bumfuzzal, CA to give DSL to all 12 of it's residents.
Imagine if telephone service had not been regulated. The green dots would not be DSL but rather dial tone. No one wanted to provide service in rural areas, they were forced to do so.
Thanks to the government, this is not the case with DSL. If you live in a rural area good luck. |
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