Sorry, didn't mean to say dslams, I meant the central offices. The dslams are the equiptment in the central offices, technically the central office location is what matters, and the placement of fiber (aka a "slick").
The point is that DSL has alot of problems with distance that cable, as I understand it, does not.
It wont "force" the telcos to do anything at all.
What this means is that nothing changes.
What would have been good for the consumer is if the cable companies were required to share their cable network, that would have allowed the telcos to expand further, faster, without relying on the dslams setup by the major phone companies.
This is a setback for the growth of high speed internet.
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Sorry, didn't mean to say dslams, I meant the central offices. The dslams are the equiptment in the central offices, technically the central office location is what matters, and the placement of fiber (aka a "slick"). The point is that DSL has alot of problems with distance that cable, as I understand it, does not.
It wont "force" the telcos to do anything at all. What this means is that nothing changes. What would have been good for the consumer is if the cable companies were required to share their cable network, that would have allowed the telcos to expand further, faster, without relying on the dslams setup by the major phone companies. This is a setback for the growth of high speed internet.