[jayef]

Bogey! Exactly. BellAtlantic and BellSouth were in full retreat from rural exchanges and less profitable COs. The Bells sat on DSL technology for a full decade until they were forced to compete. Now you're complaining about the competition and that you now have no incentive to invest. It's a Bogey allright!

[Bogey78O]

Also would you care to explain why AT&T used to promise same day service on a trouble ticket if reported by 3PM until they had to compete. Why is it they'd run copper to even the most remote cities and houses before they had competition but now when you request it they treat it like the plague. Competition doesn't neccessarily mean better customer service. Remember I deal with this every day.