12-16-2013, 04:02 AM
The G.lite ADSL spec says 1.5Mbit to 17500 feet (depending on line quality).
SDSL will get you 400kbit up to about 26000 feet.
IDSL is "only" 144kbit (2B1Q coding) but there is no distance limit.
The problem isn't cost, demand, density, or available technology, it's the legacy northamerica regulatory structure. Simply: why should Telcom bring you an "unlimited" internet connection when that same usage could be "better monetized" with a wireless rate structure that includes caps and overage fees?
Insult-to-injury: all Telcom's copper plant was heavily subsidized by taxpayers... who now get to "pay again" for wireless. Hooray for America.
SDSL will get you 400kbit up to about 26000 feet.
IDSL is "only" 144kbit (2B1Q coding) but there is no distance limit.
The problem isn't cost, demand, density, or available technology, it's the legacy northamerica regulatory structure. Simply: why should Telcom bring you an "unlimited" internet connection when that same usage could be "better monetized" with a wireless rate structure that includes caps and overage fees?
Insult-to-injury: all Telcom's copper plant was heavily subsidized by taxpayers... who now get to "pay again" for wireless. Hooray for America.