On 19 Mar 2005 17:10:58 -0800, TELECOM Digest Editor noted in response to Thumper:
Regards naked DSL, for most parts of the Bell System it is unlikely as
> they do business now. SBC, for example has stated they would not do it
> and they don't do it except where courts have ordered them to do > so.
And if they ever offer naked DSL (whether by Court order or otherwise), expect two tiered pricing similar to what Time-Warner Cable (at least in NYC) does for high speed online access: $X for cable customers with a certain minimum level of service and $[X+15] for non-cable (and basic cable) customers.
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I personally say telco has had their chance at DSL (or rather, high speed internet) and they have blown it. I suggest just letting the cable companies handle it henceforth if they wish to provide it, and the various third party vendors. PAT]