[farmfriend]

It has more to do with their ability to cross the LATA lines. They already have fiber optic between offices but can't make new hubs because they can't use these lines for data transmition.

I'll see if I can come up with a better explanation in my paper work.

[bibarnes]

DSL won't work on Fiber Optic. Only copper. The problem in rural areas is that the Central Offices are too far apart to be able to provide DSL or ADSL. High speed access will come to rural areas some time. If not DSL it will be some other broad band technology. There are manufacturing plants that are beginning to locate in rural areas because of the friendlier atmosphere. They need the higher speed but may not be able to justify the expense of T1 or better. In the mean time we will be patient and sit on our porches watching the sun set and the horses graze and put up with speeds in the 14K - 44K range.