Michael Sokolov wrote:
Leo Bicknell <bicknell@ufp.org> wrote:
There really isn't a lot of choice, 2 providers, and some minor choice in how much speed you want to pay for with each one.
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?
Does that mean no ISPs who buy/rent last+middle mile transport from AT&T ADSL network at Layer 2 (ATM) and provide their own IP layer?
MS
There used to be an abundance of small ISPs, but the FCC changed all that in 2005 when they eliminated "Line Sharing". "The Federal Communications Commission on Friday voted to reclassify DSL broadband service, thus freeing phone companies of regulations that require them to share their infrastructure with Internet service providers. DSL will now be considered an "information service" instead of a "telecommunications service," a distinction that puts DSL in line with the classification of cable modem services. The change in semantics was expected after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Brand X case just five weeks ago. The court's decision upheld the FCC's classification of cable modem service as an information service. Now the phone companies and the cable companies are exempt from "common carrier" rules that require them to share their infrastructure with Internet service providers." http://news.cnet.com/FCC-changes-DSL-classification/2100-1034_3-5820713.html