Subj : Paying for access to the copper line
To   : Bj”rn Felten
From : Joe Delahaye
Date : Sat May 07 2016 18:51:22

  Re: Paying for access to the copper line
  By: Bj”rn Felten to Joe Delahaye on Sat May 07 2016 18:03:58

 JD>> Not to mention, I no longer use that phone company for my internet
 JD>> <G>, but have to use their lines to get it.

 BF> Ahhh! That sounds familiar. I too had to pay a "network fee" (around
 BF> EUR10 per month) for the old copper lines here for some eight years.

The big telcos here control all the DSL, and the big cable companies the cables
of course.  It matters not which ISP you use, you have to go over one of their
lines.  They reserve the right to limit bandwidth if they think the ISP is
usurping their preferred stuff, even though they are not allowed to legally do
so.


 BF> Now (some months ago) finally they were forced to abandon that...

Hopefully this country will catch up.  We have some of the most expensive
phone, internet and wireless plans in the world.
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