On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 02:46:19 +0100, Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:

>On 03 Sep 2005 00:50:17 GMT, abuse@dopiaza.cabal.org.uk (Peter) wrote:
>
>><Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>>[...]
>>> It is wrong for BT to force someone to have a phone line when all
>>> they need it for is an ADSL connection,
>>
>>If you don't have a phone line, how on earth are BT supposed to
>>deliver ADSL? RFC1149 avian carrier? Telepathy?
>A "phone" line carries both voice traffic and ADSL data one could or
>should be able to have use of just the data side of the line without
>having to have and be charged for the voice side of the line to put it
>simply .

Then who pays for the equipment at the exchange, the routers, etc?

Andrew.
--
Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
My Email: use <andrew at hodgsonfamily dot org>.