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DSL FAQ As the demand for reasonably priced high-speed Internet access has increased so has the number of central offices that are equipped to offer the service. DSL is provided by a number of different telephone companies: ILECs (Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers) like Verizon, Southwestern Bell and Ameritech; CLECs (Competitive Local Exchange Carriers) like McLeod and Birch Telecom; ISPs (Internet Service Providers) such as Qwest, WorldCom, Sprint and Covad. While DSL was initially rolled out in large metropolitan areas, it has spread to many Tier 2 and Tier 3 cites over the last couple of years.  local 
DSL Glossary DSL, Digital Subscriber Line technology uses existing telephone lines to transmit and receive high speed Internet data. Unlike a dial-up modem, DSL is always connected, eliminating the connection delay. DSL is up to 50 times faster than a dial-up modem and up to 12 times faster than ISDN (the original digital technology). DSL is used for Internet access, E-mail, Web Site Hosting, Corporate Intranet, gaming and Virtual Private Networks.

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