Reports by Consumers

The FCC has ruled that phone companies do not have to sell "naked" DSL, or DSL without POTS (plain old telephone system) included. This consumer reports on the economics of paying twice for phone service. Of course, consumers can get their IP connection from cable or satellite providers and cut out the phone companies all together.

Now consider the irony of the situation. In New York City, Verizon is offering me the ability to buy internet telephony for $30/month through by DSL broadband connection, for which I'm paying $30/month. Now, if as a rational consumer, I now wish to disconnect my analog "old phone" line from Verizon, to save anywhere from $20-30 a month, Verizon is fully empowered under the new FCC rules to disconnect by DSL broadband and internet phone! Talk about a Catch-22 to make Joseph Heller proud!!

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