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04-25-2007, 06:30 PM
Why Are T1 Lines Still Expensive? (http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/111996317/article.pl):
badfrog asks: "Over the last 10 years, DSL and cable modem has upped its speed (although in some instances only slightly) and dropped its price. However, the price of a T1 has stayed almost exactly the same. If you had asked me 10 years ago, I would have predicted any geek that wanted to would have fiber or their own T1 line to the house by now. What is with this sad state of affairs that a 'business class' 1.544Mbit connection is hundreds of dollars more than a 6Mbit cable connection? Is it a legitimate case that a high upload rate should increase cost so significantly?"Read more of this story (http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/25/207216&from=rss) at Slashdot.
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~4/111996317
badfrog asks: "Over the last 10 years, DSL and cable modem has upped its speed (although in some instances only slightly) and dropped its price. However, the price of a T1 has stayed almost exactly the same. If you had asked me 10 years ago, I would have predicted any geek that wanted to would have fiber or their own T1 line to the house by now. What is with this sad state of affairs that a 'business class' 1.544Mbit connection is hundreds of dollars more than a 6Mbit cable connection? Is it a legitimate case that a high upload rate should increase cost so significantly?"Read more of this story (http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/25/207216&from=rss) at Slashdot.
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http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~4/111996317