PAC BELL HAS GOT TO LEARN SOME THINGS AND THE COST OF ADSL SERVICE IS DIFFERENT ALL OVER THE PLACE.
Got this e-mail from GTE today after I inquired about ADSL service by writing webmaster@gte.com...thought it was interesting. :-))
>GTE is not yet offering ADSL service commercially, but is studying
>information obtained from ADSL trials completed in Texas, and those
>underway with Microsoft in Washington, Duke University in Durham, N. C.,
>and with Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. In fact we're adding
>1000 more Microsoft employees to this trial, making it the largest trial
>of its kind in the world. You'll be interested to know that the Texas
>trial participants told us they just loved the service, and we're getting
>the same kind of enthusiasm from the participants in our other trials as
>well. GTE is very excited about ADSL technology and the solutions that it
>will enable for our customers. Using this information, plus assessments
>of the market potential, deployment logistics such as where and when to
>make it commercially available, competitive offerings, and regulatory
>issues, GTE hopes to provide a service that will make our customers as
>happy as our trial participants have been!
>
>GTE plans to start deploying ADSL service in major market areas in the
>latter part of 1997, with additional deployment throughout 1998 and
>beyond. GTE has not established firm costs at this point, but general
>market research indicates basic ADSL service should be $60 to $100 a month,
> including the ADSL modems. This means that you won't need to worry about
>purchasing a modem, which currently costs over $1000 retail. To obtain
>service, all a residential customer will need is an adequately configured
>PC with an Ethernet card. First time set up charges would be similar to
>charges for existing digital access services such as ISDN. We think ADSL
>service will be a bargain for the increased speed it will give our
>customers.
>
>If you are interested in keeping up with ADSL developments in general, and
>have not already checked them, you may want to visit the following sites
>from time to time:
>
>1. gte.com = GTE's ADSL Web page
> for announcements of future deployment and pricing.
>
>2. adsl.com = The ADSL Forum home page.
> This site is filled with useful technical and other
> information on ADSL. It also lists the Forum
> members, including all major ADSL vendors, many
> with excellent home pages.
>
>3. home1.gte.net = This is the ADSL
> section of Todd Ogasawara's personal site, which
> contains information on computer telephony and
> ADSL/xDSL.
>
>4. telechoice.com = This is
> Telechoice's home page, which contains information
> and references to reports on xDSL.
>
>Thank you for your interest in ADSL and GTE. We're placing your name on a
>list of people to be contacted when more information on ADSL by GTE
>becomes available.
>
>Thanks,
>
Thought that was nice to read.
pigboy |
