Goodbye Naked DSL

FCC getting rid of Naked DSL as well as telling state public utility commissions that they do not have dominion over anything DSL. from CNET: "As early as Monday, said a source familiar with the situation, the Federal Communications Commission could suspend public utility commission regulations in California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Louisiana that forced BellSouth to sell DSL, or digital subscriber line, service separate from its local phone service. In the past, the two services had been inextricably linked. In its ruling, the FCC is expected to claim sole jurisdiction over DSL, leaving state public utility commissions to fill the role of consumer advocate, the source said. The FCC is also expected to rule that BellSouth isn't required to provide its competitors with wholesale or retail broadband services on a standalone basis, or as part of phone service the companies buy using FCC rules known as unbundled network elements, or UNE. Under the UNE rules, the FCC, and not BellSouth, sets the rates in order to keep the four Bells' networks open to competitors." http://news.com.com/Source+FCC+to+dress+naked+DSL/2100-1037_3-5627726.html?t ag=st.pop