Eulogy for a good friend: RIP, twisted pair telephone line
DSL isn’t dead—in fact, I’m using it right now—but there’s plenty of talk about the state of its health, much of it grim. As cable and fiber-to-the-home connections gain subscribers and speed, the traditional twisted-pair phone line is already becoming less relevant. And if telcos don’t act, their link to the home threatens to disappear altogether.
