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To: Charlie Smith who wrote (14211)	12/2/1998 2:07:00 AM
From: riposte	Respond to of 21342

Still a Rocky Road for DSL From Telecommunications Magazine... Marc Zionts from WSTL is even quoted! Steve Still a Rocky Road for DSL DSL makes a lot of sense for residential users because it offers speeds up to 7 Mbps on existing copper. But it will be a few years before DSL hits the mainstream. Susan O'Keefe For the past several years, digital subscriber line (DSL) has been seen as the carriers' broadband high-speed access solution. Now xDSL is here, at least in a limited fashion, but some of the problems that have dogged deployment are still important issues, according to industry insiders. In fact, although many thought 1998 would be the year for DSL, it looks like it will be a few years before it is a mass market commodity, thereby allowing cable modems and satellite broadband services to gain an advantage. “The broadband access market is all about momentum,” said Westell CEO Marc Zionts. “The cable modem folks have it because of the AT&T/TCI deal which captured a lot of attention. It's going to take some successful deployments of DSL with significant subscriber growth to grab that momentum back.” [REMAINING TEXT DELETED] FULL TEXT @ telecommagazine.com