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Yeah the US does not have local loop unbundling. We need to have it, as it's maybe a good way to start fixing the problem. It did exist in some form after the
by kup0 8y ago
Yeah the US does not have local loop unbundling. We need to have it, as it's maybe a good way to start fixing the problem.
It did exist in some form after the 1996 Telecommunications Act so it happened somewhat with DSL providers, but the laws were narrow, didn't address other issues that arise as a result of the law, and didn't include cable/fiber/etc
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoInteresting, thanks. Despite much complaint at the state of UK broadband, particularly speed variance from distance to exchange or cabinet, LLU has always included whatever came next from ADSL+ through to the current fibre (mostly FTTC) that's almost complete apart from some rural areas. FTTH is still pretty rare sadly. So any speed differences between ISPs are mostly down to the quality or not of the ISP's network. Which means roughly Talktalk bad, A&A good, but the sync speed should be the same. :)