Fwd: Re: IP: the Farber DC dsl line

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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> Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 08:45:24 -0400
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Tom Goltz <tgoltz () computer org>
> Subject: Re: IP: the Farber DC dsl line
>
> At 07:33 PM 4/3/00, you wrote:
> > Is up and fast as hell (1+ meg). Supplied by isp -- Fastnet, 
> > installed and serviced  by Covad  and supported by Bell Atlantic.
> >
> > Faster than a speeding ...
>
> Congrats on the new line.  You should be glad you're living in an 
> area with a low-tech phone system.  I have the misfortune to live in 
> a city with an upgraded phone system that has quite a bit of fiber 
> between me and the central office.
>
> My CLEC informs me that Bell Atlantic refuses them permission to 
> co-locate equipment anywhere but the main Nashua central office, 
> which definitely does not include the remote huts where the copper 
> cable terminates.  As a result of this, the best I can do right now 
> is a 144k "IDSL" line.  Actually, it's a dedicated ISDN line with 
> the 16k control channel used for data as well.
>
> Nobody seems to be able to tell me when this situation is going to 
> change, but the best guesses seem to be that it could be years 
> before I see high-speed DSL service.  Under the current regulatory 
> structure, Bell Atlantic isn't required change the situation until 
> they decide to start offering DSL here, and they won't even talk 
> about when that might be.
>
> Frustrating.
>
> Tom Goltz
> Software Engineering Services
> (603) 594-9922
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