How does an end user get DSL?
A3: Most small office/home office and remote office customers sign up for DSL services with either the Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILEC) or a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC). All of the major ILECs (also known as Regional Bell Operating Companies or RBOCs in many places) such as Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, SBC, and US West have announced major DSL initiatives which should begin to roll out by mid-1999. In some instances, the Regional Bell Operating Companies are offering DSL service directly to end users. In many communities CLECs have teamed with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and have begun to take an active role marketing DSL to the public as a high-speed Internet service. CLECs are also marketing directly to corporations that are interested in providing high-speed access to the corporate LAN. The availability of DSL services from either ILEC or CLEC providers is very dependent on geographic location. In some cases, corporate customers may use DSL technology themse
