California Orders SBC to Split Phone, DSL Service

An anonymous reader points to this report at overclockersclub.com which begins "The great state of California has ruled that SBC Communications must sell local phone service and broadband service separately. This gives SBC customers the option to change local phone providers and/or choose any DSL company they wish."

Comments

Here, Here!

[Anonymous Coward]

I hope the great state of Florida will follow suit with Bellsouth and their Fastaccess & telephone services.

Good, now do it to the cable monopolies..

[stratjakt]

know what I mean, vern?

Starpower

[bludstone]

Does anyone else here have starpower as a cable provider?

They are the only competant cable company ive ever dealt with. Either that or Ive been very lucky.

Fast customer service, good turn around times, timely home visits (!) and a DAMN good deal. Ive got the uber-package; cable modem, 300~ish channels+hd, and a phone line.. for about 90$ a month. Unreal.

Re:California

[fiannaFailMan]

I have to say California is often times a step ahead of the country. A step ahead in mostly wrong, silly, stupid and self destructive ways.

Why did 'Proposition 13' suddenly spring to mind when I read that?

Re:How to get around this

[whovian]

I feel your pain. College rental communities certainly have their share of scumlords.

However consider the possibility that you will peg yourself as a potential troublemaker and cause your landlord to "find a way" to rent to someone else.