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To: Jing Qian who wrote (6017)	3/5/1999 6:02:00 PM
From: RocketMan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

DSL can handle 1Mbps without problem. Depends on the flavor of DSL. ADSL can handle 9M Mbps downstream, which is the critical direction for typical users. VDSL will do even better, but it will require fiber to the curb. But then, so will cable eventually.

To: Jing Qian who wrote (6017)	3/5/1999 8:49:00 PM
From: cgl69	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Jing- I am confused. Cable is a shared medium. Lots of 2 Mbps channels, but if lots of people use the channels at the same time they share the bandwidth. DSL on the other hand is a dedicated pipe. Each user has the entire bandwidth of the pipe. The only bottleneck occurs at the CLEC side of the path. I think your statement that DSL will have a minority market share is wrong technically. And maybe only correct if the local phone companies of the world can't readjust to the present and start offering DSL instead of their T1's, ISDNs, and other ex-profitable solutions. ISDN and