12-16-2013, 05:50 AM
Any "service quality" comparison will vary widely depending on how the individual DSL line is provisioned. Many/most locations served by a remote DSLAM will suffer contention for the uplink. Best/worst example is service along the red road; all those subscribers are fighting for the little bit of bandwidth that connects their remote DSLAM to the CO.
Best legislative fix would be to simply redefine "Universal Service" to include broadband; right now, the only "guaranteed service for poor folks" is analog dialtone.
Best legislative fix would be to simply redefine "Universal Service" to include broadband; right now, the only "guaranteed service for poor folks" is analog dialtone.