In a message written on Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 04:44:04PM +0000, Michael Sokolov wrote:
Does that mean no CLECs like Covad or DSL.net who colocate in the AT&T CO, rent unbundled dry copper pairs and take it up from there themselves?
I found someone off list with access to Megapath's "Partner Portal" where they can get the real scoop, and did that for my specific location. Short form: They can resell AT&T's lower speed ADSL (but not their top speeds) at a markup. They can resell Comcast's cable modem service at a markup. They can offer IDSL (ISDN Speeds) or SDSL from the actual CO, which they claim is 19k feet away, my google maps says 23k feet away. The estimate is I could get 768k symmetric at that distance, which would mean 1/10th the bandwidth I have now at approximately 5 times the cost I have now. So I'm sure if you're a government bean counter or AT&T lobbyest there is "competition" out of my CO, and I have options. As a consumer looking at the practical side of it I see no options, I have a Telco or Cable company, with basically the same offerings at the same speed at the same prices. YMMV, likely a lot with where you live. -- Leo Bicknell - bicknell@ufp.org - CCIE 3440 PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/