John Navas wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:46:53 GMT, DTC <no_spam@move_along_folks.foob>
> wrote in <Np7Th.21636$tD2.13140@newsread1.news.pas.earthlin k.net>:
>
>> Then you have the new limitations on how far DSL will reach. Straight from
>> AT&T's sales department here are the latest deployment distances:
>>
>> 6 Mbps up to 6,500 ft.
>> 3 Mbps up to 9,500 ft.
>> 1.5 Mbps up to 14,000 ft.
>
> Those limits aren't really new.

They were implemented about a year ago. "Latest" means there have been no
changes to that policy up to present.


>> For these customers, wireless broadband might be an alternative. But with
>> the telcos aggressively deploying DSLAMs in pedestals along the roadsides
>> instead of only at the central office as in the past, we're seeing DSL
>> being offered out in the country side.
>
> RE-ADSL2 and ADSL2+/RE-ADSL2+ are capable of much longer distances than
> standard ADSL, a range increase of roughly 50%.
> The questions are
> if and when AT&T will deploy them.

IMHO they are more likely to drop in a new DSLAM on a buried fiber line
along the roadside.