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I'm pretty sure Verizon will have no problems with that one.

I know Verizon offers higher DSL speeds, but it costs more. 4.48 to 7Mbps will cost you $189 a month, while 1.6Mbps will cost $100 a month. I think it might have to do with the number of customers. I don't know how populated that area of Canada is, but I would suspect that that might be a reason.
Also, it have to do with the type of DSL offered. Around here most of, if not all of, the DSL providers are providing ADSL.
On the other hand, American companies could just be greedier! We always seem to charge more for more.

Important Information to Help You

The way you dial a local call will change beginning September 15, 2000. To prepare for the new area codes, beginning September 15, 2000, all customers in Eastern Massachusetts should begin dialing all local calls using 10 digits (area code + seven digit phone number). We call this a Ten-number Number SM.

From September 15, 2000 until April 2, 2001, all local calls can be dialed with the 7-digit number or with ten-digit dialing (area code + seven digit phone number).

Ten-digit dialing is required on April 2, 2001 for all local calls within Eastern Massachusetts.

• Telephone numbers are not changing.
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• Reaching emergency service providers (911) will not change.
• You have a Ten-number Number even if you do not have one of the new area codes. When giving or getting a telephone number, be sure to include an area code.
• Check any telephone equipment or service that dials or stores telephone numbers and reprogram it to dial ten digits for local calls.
• Starting September 15, 2000, dial ten digits (Area Code + 7-digit telephone number) when you make any local call in Eastern Massachusetts (area codes 617, 781, 978 and 508).
• If you have questions, you may call the Area Code Information line at 1-877-554-3685, Monday through Friday, 9 am - 5 pm EST.
• Beginning April 2, 2001, if you do not dial local calls using the Ten-number Number, you will get a recorded message instructing you how to correctly dial your calls.

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" Can I connect multiple PCs or a LAN to my DSL service?
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