AT&T shelving DSL may leave hundreds of thousands hanging by a phone line [telecom]

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By Rob Pegoraro

One of America's largest internet providers is uploading its oldest broadband technology into the sunset.

On Oct. 1, AT&T stopped selling digital-subscriber-line connections, stranding many existing subscribers on those low-speed links and leaving new residents of DSL-only areas without any wired broadband.