What's a bit more unfortunate is that the telcos have successfully
> managed to exempt themselves from sharing any new fiber that gets
> buried. Since the capacity of fiber exceeds that of a copper pair in a
> bundle with a bunch of other copper pairs by a factor of a million to
> 1 or more, the long term viability of naked DSL is questionable at > best.
That's not just "a bit more unfortunate" -- it's a massively socially undesirable policy.