Vis. Bell South, An interesting bit.
<<By Margie Semilof, Computer Reseller News
BellSouth on Wednesday became the latest regional Bell operating company to reveal it
will deliver high-speed Internet access services to its major markets.
BellSouth, Atlanta, will deliver its FastAccess service, which uses asymmetric digital
subscriber line (ADSL) technology, to 30 of its major markets starting in late August
1998.
The service will be sold in New Orleans; Atlanta; Birmingham, Ala.; Jacksonville, Fla.;
Raleigh, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., this year, and in 23
additional markets by the end of 1999, company officials said.
BellSouth has faced some special challenges delivering this high-speed Internet service
because its network has a high percentage of digital loop carriers (DLC), said Beth
Gage, senior broadband consultant at Telechoice, a Verona, N.J., consulting firm.
DLCs are remote terminals used to terminate phone connections in rural
communities, which are then connected to central office switches. Gage
estimated roughly 70 percent of phone connections are served on DLCs, which
also need to be served by ADSL.
In addition, DLCs are often small, with space and power constraints. The good
news is once the user is past the DLC, the loops are short so it is easier to get
this high-speed access, Gage said.>>
This is somewhat abbreviated, but a good start.
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