[ale] Results of my digital TV converter research

[Brian Whigham]

I have naked Bellsouth DSL, 6M for $47/mo.  768x128 should be available for
$20. They call it "dry-line DSL".

My brother and I both have used the 768x128 service with VoIP and are
satisfied with the quality.

Brian

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Jeff Lightner <jlightner at water.com> wrote:

> You misunderstood the ability of Monopolies to ignore FCC and other
> regulatory body regulations.
>
> AT&T (SouthWestern Bell & BellSouth) and Verizon (BellAtlantic) weren't
> supposed to be able to offer long distance without opening their lines
> for local competition.  Despite that they did enough to prevent the
> competition and yet started offering long distance.  Then the Bush
> inJustice Department sold us all out further by allowing the mergers
> that made these two monoliths.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Stephen R. Blevins
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 1:17 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Results of my digital TV converter research
>
> I thought that as a condition for FCC approval of the BellSouth-AT&T
> merger, "the new AT&T" was supposed to make naked DSL available to
> previously-BellSouth customers.  Did I misunderstand something?
>
> Stephen R. Blevins
> srblevi at worldnet.att.net
>
>
>
> Paul Cartwright wrote:
> > On Tue January 6 2009, krwatson at cc.gatech.edu wrote:
> >
> >> If anyone missed the December 31, 2008 application deadline, it has
> been
> >> extended to March 31, 2009 or while supplies last.
> >>
> >
> > last time I went over to a friends house next door, and watched TV
> over his
> > rabbit ears, we switched madly between the 2 stations that he receives
> over
> > the airwaves up here... I got Dish as soon ( actually before) I moved
> up here
> > to Athens.. I sorta miss my very highspeed comcast cable, I was about
> to lose
> > my landline & get Vonage. At least I have DSL out here, but that means
> I need
> > to keep my AT&T landline ;(
> >
> >
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