[LUNI] DSL Providers

[David Terrell]

On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 11:53:00AM -0500, Martin Maney wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 01:05:44AM -0500, Eric MacAdie wrote:
> > http://www.speakeasy.net/press/pr/pr032707.php
> > 
> > http://bestbuymedia.tekgroup.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=352
> > 
> > I am a bit surprised this is not a hot topic on this list.
> 
> Having lived through having my DSL provider bought by someone
> completely different before, I'm cautiously hopeful.  The service
> originally contracted from Telocity continued to work very well right
> up until DTV decided to get out of the DSL game altogether - an outcome
> that seems rather unlikely in the Speakeasy/Best Buy situation, at least
> in the short or even medium term.

I wouldn't bet on that.  The PR says BB is interested in the VOIP 
business that SE has built.

Still, the deal won't close for a year so you have at least that long
to start looking for alternatives.

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David Terrell
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