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To: trouthead who wrote (16086)10/9/1999 2:38:00 PM
From: ld5030  Read Replies (1) of 29970
 
<<What will stop the DSL providers from providing true 8 mbit dsl at a competitive price?>>

The rate for ADSL at 8mbps is much, much higher than cable. You will never get 8mbps anyway unless you live on top of the phone company. The RBOCS can run FTTH, but then they would be a cable company, wouldn't they?

<<Infrastructure cost will continue to come down as DSL is deployed.>>

Same with cable, only cable is much farther along. The cost of DSL can only drop to the base price of the technology. Mass deployment only goes so far. I'm no expert on wireless, but seems that with all those ones and zeros flying through the air you might lose a few to interference. Also, what's to stop anyone from intercepting a signal?

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