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I have a feeling we'd all have DSl by now, if the gummint hadn't broken up Bell Tel. The federal solution is usually worse than the original problem. Divestiture may have made things better for high population centers, but not out here in Oregon. Competition hasn't improved telephone service a bit. In my area, The phone and cable representatives literally laugh when I ask about the future of DSL or cable internet opportunites for me. Satellite solutions are way too expensive for the little increase in benefits. In my electronic black hole, my neighbors and I can't get radio, TV or cell coverage. The most frequent reason given is "too few subscribers per mile". So, we click and go get a coffee on 26kbps dialup connections.