Re: Microsoft offering xDSL access

UUNET doesn't own dedicated single-circuit copper to people's houses.

Okay, now lets talk about a wide-scale xDSL implementation using a reasonably well known POP architecture like UUNet's. If xDSL can only run about 18kft end-to-end, to service a wide metro area like Washington, D.C. one would either have to have a POP within every 6 mile radius (fed by conventional circuits) or backhaul the data (by conventional circuit) to their POP. Is this correct, if not, what am I missing? Thanks, -Deepak.