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In most of the world, DSL is more successful than cable. Title II also prevented telecoms from replacing DSL with fiber lines that could do all of that. After
by rhino369 9y ago
In most of the world, DSL is more successful than cable.
Title II also prevented telecoms from replacing DSL with fiber lines that could do all of that. After Title II ended, AT&T and Verizon suddenly poured money into Fiber.
It's important to note that even the Obama era FCC didn't want Title II actually applied. They just used it to get net neutrality. They suspended almost all other Title II rules.
- magila 9y agoWhat? Verizon rolled out the bulk of its fiber service between 2005 and 2010 at which point it halted new roll outs. AT&T has been pretty miserly with it's fiber roll out until just the last year or so when they accelerated deployment as a condition of their merger with DirectTV.
- rhino369 9y agoTitle II was removed from Verizon's service in early 2005. Before then they had to do local loop unbundling and reselling. In 2015 it was added back, but with almost all Title II rules suspended. Like price controls, unbundling, reselling, etc.