[ale] OT: Comcast

[Jim]

Bob Toxen wrote:

>According to BellSouth (about 6 months ago), you can get their
>high-speed fiber Internet (3M or 6M) EVEN IF YOU DON'T have local phone
>service with them.  (I switched to Covista, though I'm not all that happy
>with Covista and may switch back).
>
>They quoted me an extra $5/mo for Internet if I don't have phone service
>with BellSouth.  Again, that was 6 months ago.
>
>Bob Toxen
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>
I vaguely recall a court case where it was determined that users 
couldn't be required to have phone service to get DSL, but I don't 
recall the details.

Jim.