TELECOM Digest OnLine - Sorted: Re: Competitive DSL (Correct

Re: Competitive DSL (Correct

Paul Robinson (Paul@paul-robinson.org)
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:14:01 -0400

I wish to correct a point I made in a previous article.

In TELECOM Digest, volume 25, issue 29 I wrote:

> I ended up moving back in with relatives after I became disabled. We
> decided to eliminate the phone service from Verizon as we didn't need
> multiple phone lines (as RCN was cheaper than Verizon) but it seriously
> meant losing DSL. Well, I saw that Cavalier Telephone was offering
> DSL service. And they have it available in my neighborhood.

> So I decided to check. No, RCN does not offer DSL, and yes, Cavalier
> does and they offer it in my area. And for less than Verizon was
> (then charging) for better service. And I was able to keep my old
> phone number.

> The secret is that while RCN resells bulk service they buy from
> Verizon, the only thing RCN uses is the trunk lines, they have their
> own switch.

The last paragraph above should have read as follows:

The secret is that while RCN resells bulk service they buy from
Verizon, the only thing Cavalier uses is the trunk lines, they have
their own switch.

RCN does not have its own switch in this area (or they could
presumably offer DSL.

Paul Robinson "Above all else... We shall go on..."
_"...And continue!"_
"If the lessons of history teach us anything it is
that nobody learns the lessons that history teaches us."

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