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	Techdirt: Ma Bell Is The Latest To Mock Naked DSL Requirements
		For quite some time, there's been some pressure on SBC/AT&T to offer naked DSL in California, but the company has resisted, claiming that no one wants it (which is laughable).
		I've been using DSL for years and until today, I didn't konw there was such a thing as naked DSL.
		Naked DSL by Tom on Feb 28th, 2007 @ 3:17pm
	www.techdirt.com /articles/20060619/0343203.shtml (4296 words)

	AT&T to offer $20 'naked' DSL service - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Within a few months, ATandT is expected to start charging $19.95 a month for "naked" DSL, meaning you don't have to buy any other ATandT (T) service, including phone, to get that rate.
		Under the terms of the FCC agreement, ATandT is required to offer naked DSL for $19.95 in markets that are at least 80% upgraded for broadband.
		While ATandT, for example, charges $45 for naked DSL, it sells a bundle that includes phone and DSL for just $28 a month.
	www.usatoday.com /money/industries/technology/2007-01-15-naked-dsl-usat_x.htm (475 words)

	Naked DSL - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In regular DSL, a wire is run from the telephone switch to a piece of equipment called a Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) splitter.
		The POTS splitter separates the DSL and voice bands and then a wire carrying both services runs from the splitter to the cable head, where it continues on to the customer on outside plant.
		In naked DSL the portion of cable from the switch to the splitter is removed, therefore removing dial tone from the line.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naked_DSL (198 words)

	Naked DSL — The canary in the coal mine?: Corante > Darkweb >
		The pricing of the naked DSL service will be crucial, of course, but the possibility of a price squeeze is lowered by the fact that competitors can bundle it with other services (such as VOIP or converged electronic messaging) to provide a differentiated product.
		Naked DSL and its cousin line sharing (where a DSL provider shares the loop with a voice provider (usually the incumbent) and uses only the higher frequencies) are the subjects of a variety of regulatory maneuvers.
		The up shot of all this maneuvering is that naked DSL may or may not be a competitive factor in the near future.
	www.corante.com /darkweb/archives/034267.php (926 words)

	"Naked DSL" - much more important than many realise
		The phrase "naked DSL" is used to refer to the situation where DSL is provided to an end user without a PSTN voice service running over the same copper wire.
		However, although naked DSL is primarily offered as a defensive strategy, it could have nasty knock-on effects on other aspects of incumbents' businesses.
		Many customers see mobile for voice and DSL for Internet access as the ideal combination, but are forced to maintain both a fixed and a mobile voice subscription in order to receive DSL service.
	www.ovum.com /go/content/c,46710 (566 words)

	Phone companies required to offer standalone broadband service / Terms of recent mergers put AT&T, Verizon on notice
		Since the advent of DSL, Chung and other subscribers were forced to pay for a traditional phone line at home in order to receive broadband, even if they were no longer making phone calls on their landline phone.
		Naked DSL could also open the door to upstart Internet phone companies that rely on a broadband connection to deliver phone service.
		In the past, DSL users were unlikely to go with an Internet phone provider because they were required to take traditional phone service.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/20/BUG67HQ0P319.DTL (1103 words)

	DSL Dedicated dry line - LaunchNet
		Naked DSL is designed for users who want standard DSL but don't have phone service from their local phone company.
		You recieve all of the benefits of standard DSL, but you are able to remove the headaces of the phone company.
		Actual DSL speed varies depending on a variety of factors.
	www.launchnet.com /soho_naked_dsl.php (207 words)

	On the Dot: Naked DSL: no shoes, no shirt, no service - Internet
		With the emergence of VoIP providers, such as Vonage and Packet8, naked DSL is necessary for the DSL subscriber who wants to ditch his or her local phone service for cheap VoIP service or a budget cell phone plan.
		Naked DSL is broadband service from a local telephone company that's unbundled from phone service--data without voice.
		Your DSL circuit may be serviced by the same piece of hardware that limits my ability to strip down my DSL to its skivvies, but you won't know until someone turns you down for it or you lose your DSL service in the switch.
	reviews.cnet.com /4520-6028_7-6215358-1.html (1157 words)

	VoIP \| Telecompetitor
		Naked DSL is now available in many parts of the country.
		Naked DSL is one of those products that send shivers down the back of many traditional telecom providers.
		On the other hand, naked DSL may be a blessing in disguise.
	www.telecompetitor.com /taxonomy/term/29 (2856 words)

	Techdirt: Ma Bell Is The Latest To Mock Naked DSL Requirements
		For quite some time, there's been some pressure on SBC/AT&T to offer naked DSL in California, but the company has resisted, claiming that no one wants it (which is laughable).
		I've been using DSL for years and until today, I didn't konw there was such a thing as naked DSL.
		Thus if the true cost of naked DSL is only $1 less then bundled, then the established company is selling at a loss to preent compitition.
	techdirt.com /articles/20060619/0343203.shtml (4286 words)

	Source: FCC to dress 'naked' DSL \| Tech News on ZDNet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Among other things, BellSouth and its supporters have warned of the possibility of slightly different naked DSL rules in all 50 states, which would slow broadband growth in the United States and undermine BellSouth's incentive to invest in the service and the underlying network.
		Naked DSL "protects the ability of consumers to make choices about their local service provider," Alabama utility regulators wrote to the FCC, in support of the state rules.
		Aside from users of naked DSL services, an FCC decision would also affect "cord-cutters," a group of about 20 million U.S. residents who don't have local phone lines and go solo instead with their cell phones.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-9595_22-5627726.html (1053 words)

	Cable Dsl Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		DSL and cable modem Internet services bring high-speed networking to the home and small business at an affordable price.
		When comparing DSL vs cable, business and technical advantages of both are apparent.
		Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) is a wireline transmission technology that brings data and information faster over copper telephone lines already installed in homes and businesses.
	www.best-for-isp.com /about/cable-dsl-service.php (503 words)

	Don Singleton: FCC Stops "Naked DSL"
		So people that were pressing for "naked DSL" were really asking for a free phone line.
		The FCC granted a petition by BellSouth to pre-empt state regulators from requiring "naked DSL." The procedural aspects are convoluted, so the effect of that action may not be clear.
		Although there are a few telcos willing to sell DSL as a stand-alone service (notably Qwest), one wonders if they will continue to do so.
	donsingleton.blogspot.com /2005/03/fcc-stops-naked-dsl.html (538 words)

	NASIOC - No more"naked" DSL
		None the less i'd choose DSL over cable if it were mission critical, because it's a gauranteed upstream/downstream (based on distance) rather than hey, you get 5mb/s downstream just liek the 200 other houses in this area, even though we're only bringing in a DS3 worth of bandwidth....
		But I agree DSL is the way to go for data critical stuffs.
		My 1.5mb DSL line I had couldnt come close to the constant overall performance I get out of the cable I now have.
	forums.nasioc.com /forums/showthread.php?t=740895 (760 words)

	SBC plans to get 'naked' \| News.com to go \| CNET News.com
		Naked DSL, or DSL that is sold to customers without also requiring them to buy local telephone service, has become a hot topic recently, especially as SBC and fellow Baby Bell Verizon Communications move forward with their planned mergers with the nation's number one and number two long-distance providers, respectively.
		The issue of unbundling DSL from local phone service is a factor in the debate over whether or not SBC and Verizon should get regulatory approval for the proposed mergers.
		Qwest was the first Baby Bell to see the logic in offering naked DSL, which it began marketing to its customers several months ago.
	m.news.com /2163-1034_3-5698066.html (536 words)

	GigaOM : » No Naked DSL for You (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Naked DSL, in case you did not know, is a phone line that is purely used for a DSL connection, and carriers no voice or no voice related charges.
		Naked DSL, in case you did not know, is a phone line that is purely used
		Naked DSL or Naked Cable Broadband is what we need.
	www.gigaom.com /2005/03/25/no-naked-dsl-for-you (1121 words)

	Naked DSL to Impact Telecom Mergers?
		WASHINGTON -- Naked DSL is baring itself again on Capitol Hill as a possible condition for the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) approval of the Verizon-MCI and SBC-AT&T mega-mergers.
		Combined with a March FCC ruling that regional Bells do not have to offer their broadband DSL as a standalone service (known as naked DSL), critics of the mergers fear Verizon (Quote, Chart) and SBC (Quote, Chart) will be able to dominate the local, long-distance and broadband markets.
		Qwest, which offers standalone DSL to its customers, is hardly alone in wanting naked DSL as a condition of the mergers.
	www.internetnews.com /bus-news/article.php/3556046 (669 words)

	Networking Pipeline \| SBC, Verizon May Need To Offer 'Naked' DSL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		"Naked DSL is certainly on the table as a condition [for merger approval]," said Michael Sullivan, a lead staffer for Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., during a Monday morning panel here at the USTA Telecom '05 show.
		The idea of requiring the carriers to provide an broadband DSL offering that is not tied to a voice service has also been raised by state public utility boards in New York and California.
		"If naked DSL does not include a price regulation, the ILECs will simply re-price the bundle [of DSL and phone service]," said Blair Levin, a former FCC chief of staff who is now a telecom analyst for Legg Mason.
	www.networkingpipeline.com /news/172900275 (673 words)

	Bell Canada Gets Naked - Are telcos awakening to unbundled reality? - dslreports.com
		Ameritech/SBC (for example) ran all DSL on unbundled loops for a number of years until they were forced to line share.
		Covad sells their "naked DSL" product for about what it would cost to have basic POTS with linesharing so you pay one way or the other.
		One can bet that I won't be around any longer then necessary to allow the other DSL carriers to catch up and start offering Dry DSL themselves, at which point I'll likely move again to another DSL carrier that has better pricing, and actually offers a discount for those that own their own modems.
	www.broadbandreports.com /shownews/61105 (2042 words)

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		Initially, the availability of what's been called "naked DSL" will be limited to customers in the company's old Northeastern territory once served by Nynex or Bell Atlantic, the predecessor companies of Verizon.
		Letting customers subscribe simply to the DSL service of a phone company might keep them from transferring all of their business to a cable supplier or another rival provider, the argument goes.
		Verizon customers who want to receive stand-alone DSL can simply drop their landline phone connection or switch to an Internet-calling plan provided by smaller companies such as Vonage or big one like ATandT.
	www.marketwatch.com /News/Story/Story.aspx?guid={B9124E93-6C3C-46A7-8051-B787DA4FC4C3}&dist=¶m=archive&siteid=bizjournal&garden=&minisite= (777 words)

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		Right now, Qwest is alone in offering its customers the option of purchasing DSL service sans a land line, although Verizon has announced plans to offer it.
		However, some state utility commissions require that naked DSL be available to consumers who don't have land lines.
		If the reasoning of Friday's decision is carried forward to naked DSL, it too could come under fire, as a dissenting opinion from FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein points out.
	arstechnica.com /news.ars/post/20050328-4741.html (498 words)

	FCC unplugs states' rules on 'naked' DSL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Bells--BellSouth and the nation's three other top phone and DSL providers-have warned of the possibility of slightly different naked-DSL rules in all 50 states, which would slow broadband growth in the United States and undermine BellSouth's incentive to invest in the service and the underlying network.
		With all of that naked DSL who knows where their hands have been.
		I was working on getting my neighbor to get DSL (yes, he could get it while I couldn't), then run directional antennas with wireless to get my feed, but I moved out before I could do it.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-chat/1372556/posts (1750 words)

	Techdirt: Speakeasy Going Naked With Their DSL -- Who Needs A Phone Company?
		Speakeasy, continuing to cement their reputation as the customer-friendly broadband service provider, is apparently getting ready to announce a nationwide "naked DSL" offering that won't require a local phone line.
		Cincinnati Bell will sell you DSL without the need for a phoneline (and they're the phone company for pete's sake), they've done it for at least 2 years when my friend dropped his landline i favor of mobil but kept his DSL.
		Can you imagine the scene where someone is applying for credit and asks for occupation to which the person responds "I'm a naked DSL installation technician"...
	www.techdirt.com /articles/20040701/1558238.shtml (557 words)

	Naked DSL - Network World
		Qwest’s “naked” DSL costs $33 to $50 per month for download speeds of 1.5M bit/sec and upload speeds of 896K bit/sec.
		Qwest says it decoupled DSL and voice due to customer demand to substitute their primary voice access line with wireless, yet maintain a landline for broadband Internet access.
		DSL is also the broadband connection by which RBOCs will provision VoIP into small businesses and residences.
	www.networkworld.com /edge/columnists/2004/0301edgecol2.html (976 words)

	Naked DSL: challenges and opportunities - Market Research Report
		Naked DSL (NDSL) breaks the association between DSL broadband service and the PSTN service, so that a customer may cancel an existing PSTN service, but retain the DSL service.
		Until recently, incumbent telcos had tended to resist NDSL because of the immediate revenue loss from the absence of the PSTN subscription, and the fear that it would exacerbate the move of voice usage away from the PSTN towards mobile and Voice over IP (VoIP).
		Naked DSL: challenges and opportunities examines the current status of naked DSL and assesses its likely development in regulatory and implementation terms.
	www.mindbranch.com /products/R51-198.html (444 words)

	SlickDeals.net Forums - verizon "naked dsl", dsl without a landline
		i have seen articles on the web stating that verizon dsl customers who wish to move their landline numbers to verizon cell phones can do so without losing their dsl service.
		She explained that verizon had tried a pilot program offering naked dsl but it was ended because there wasn't enough interest from customers.
		I decided to push her on her claim and asked how many "interested people" would be required for the deal to be offered again.
	www.slickdeals.net /forums/showthread.php?t=28368 (400 words)

	FCC Will Approve BellSouth's Ending 'Naked DSL'
		Unbundled or "naked" DSL is a data-only service without the voice line that is normally part of the DSL package.
		Naked DSL is used by customers who are using alternative voice services or wireless phones rather than landline phones provided by the Baby Bells.
		Pierce said that the FCC is saying on one hand that DSL is a data service and on the other that it's a phone service.
	www.eweek.com /article2/0,1759,1778099,00.asp (1113 words)

	"Naked DSL" or "Dry Loop" - I'm the first PA Verizon Customer [Archive] - PhillyBlog - Philadelphia
		They are turning off my land line today and then theoretically I get my "naked dsl" back on July 11th.
		I love the Naked DSL, I have gone to my mobile phone as my primary phone line about 4 years ago and have never looked back..
		It's supposed to be 1/4 the speed of regular DSL so I'm wondering how noticeable the speed difference is. It would be really nice to save all that money over Urban Cableworks' $55/mo modem.
	www.phillyblog.com /philly/archive/index.php/t-8986.html (2269 words)

	Datamonitor ComputerWire - VoIP Firms Applaud Naked DSL Ruling in Telecom Mergers
		One of four FCC commissioners involved in the ruling, Jonathan Adelstein, said the naked DSL ruling could have been more “robust” because SBC and Verizon could still bundle their own VoIP offerings with DSL at a reduced price.
		US consumers are paying as much as $40 per month for DSL and “should have the freedom to leverage that investment as they see fit,” she said.
		Schulz characterized the FCC’s ruling that SBC and Verizon provide naked DSL for two years as “a good start” and said she would like for it to be permanent.
	www.computerwire.com /industries/research?pid=92ABA812-18E3-4871-9070-F4E107162524 (872 words)

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