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To: Zephod who wrote (28314)	11/5/1997 1:22:00 AM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 31386

[Dry copper] <<<HarvardNet also realizes that line conditions may prohibit equipment from hitting top speed, so it guarantees a top rate of only 768K bit/sec on its DSL lines. This is because HarvardNet and many other service providers rely on so-called burglar alarm or local- area data service (LADS) circuits they acquire from local exchange carriers (LEC). Also known as dry copper or an unbundled local loop, these wire pairs may be old, in need of repair, susceptible to crosstalk, or fall victim to some other malady.>>> I don't think Amati's ADSL was designed to run on dry copper. Nor apparently Pairgain's. Had these technologies not already been tested world-wide with impressive results for Amati, I might be concerned about a report like this. As it is, I think I'll just turn out the lights and get a good night's sleep. Cheers! Pat

To: Zephod who wrote (28314)	11/5/1997 10:13:00 AM
From: SteveG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 31386

<Review of DSL modems from four vendors Network World> This is also on front page of the hard copy version. Not good for ADSL in general, or AMTX in specific. AMTX likely knew the results, and have timed today's announcements/articles as a counterattack. Bottom line, this supports the contention that much of the copper infrastructure is just not ready to run ADSL effectively (if at all, depending on manufacturer), or be set up easily. This would add pause to ANY telco plans, IMO. Steve