Re: fcc ruling on dsl providers' access to infrastructure

I mean is Joe Internet going to get all riled up when his ISP he's had for 5 years sends him email telling him he's being moved to Qwest or SBC without his consent?

well, dunno about joe, but the jane to which i am married had a fit. "dealing with an isp was a known deal, these telco idiots are sub-useless." after two months of trying, she cancelled the new forced rboc dsl service, and is thinking of cutting the telco line entirely and getting cable ip service and running her own voip over it (to my asterisk in colo). among other amazing silliness, the telco dsl uses a windoze app to 'log on'. randy