Since SURVPC is interested in what is surviving. Take a look at the failure of some of the communications providers. Also I seem to remember Travvis mentioning he was on DSL? This "might" be a part of the reason why Older PC and DOS Internet Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is having such a hard dtime. John O ===== A Dark Day for DSL By Carol Wilson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thousands of digital subscriber line customers were left to scramble for service Thursday as NorthPoint Communications abruptly ceased operations, unable to raise even enough money to help its customers change service providers. NorthPoint customers huddled together electronically, waiting to see how long it could take the companies that sell connections to NorthPoint to take those connections down and put customers out of service. Customers in Southern California were the first to go, but by day's end, nearly every area had felt the impact. As a DSL wholesaler, NorthPoint operated the DSL equipment and a backbone network and sold DSL service to Internet Service Providers, but bought local lines from incumbent telcos and Internet connections from a variety of companies. For a NorthPoint deathwatch, try <http://www.theneteconomy.com/ext.asp?url=http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,644778> snipped out a few paragraphs: Many user groups focus on DSL. One of the most extensive is at: http://newsletters.theneteconomy.com/cgi-bin9/flo?y=eF6j0BIu1x0BNV0BCXde To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
