[SATLUG] AT&T $10.00 DSL Ordering - Easiest Way

[Sean Carolan]

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> because the asynchronous data travels up/down the telephone line.
> think of the name of DSL... "Data Subscriber Line".  You have to have a
> connection from the telco to your house to get DSL.

The telephone lines have already been laid, so I'm still not clear on
why I have to buy a phone line to get DSL.  From Wikipedia:

According to "Naked DSL: the potential impact in New Zealand Final
report for the MED, April 2006" [5] the following countries have Naked
DSL available, if not country wide then at least via one company;
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Estonia, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway,
Sweden and the United States.

Unfortunately Ma Bell doesn't seem to offer naked DSL.  If they had
their way, we'd probably all still be renting our phones.