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There are all sorts of market reasons but I think a very important reason is the death of the landline (POTS). That is, many people have cut the POTS service,

There are all sorts of market reasons but I think a very important reason is the death of the landline (POTS). That is, many people have cut the POTS service, which means ADSL costs extra (have to reactivate unneeded landline service)

Aloha 12y ago
Most of the carriers now sell unbundled ADSL now (AT&T, CenturyLink and I believe Verizon in non-fios markets.) it has more to do with distance limitations having too much of a downward effect on speeds. More than less subscribers are around the 5.5kf+ (kilotfoot) range, which usually means sub 15 megabit speeds - and a limited upload (inherent to all ADSL types).