DISQUS

dimitris · 2 years ago

Telcos: "Unbundling is baaaad, mmkay?"

Whatever. In unbundled Europe, I can still buy faster and cheaper DSL than what I can buy in the US. Here's a juicy example:

Greece: 10Mbit down/1Mbit up for EUR37.90/month, no volume limits, servers OK. Prices at bottom-left of page for the majority of non-Greek speakers reading this. The 29.90 number is for the non-LLU option, so there are extra telco racket fees in that case.

Oh, by the way this also includes two phone numbers, using fully PSTN-interconnected VoIP from the same provider. These come with unlimited nationwide calling and "unlimited" (probably some restriction in the fine print) calling to landlines in international destinations including US, Canada, UK etc.

I've also seen numbers like $20/month for 6Mbit DSL connections in Slovakia.

Of course I've seen second hand reports of many more such offers around Europe, but the above is what I remember off the top of my head at the moment.

So, the telcos say unbundling is bad? Puh-leeeeease.

PS As I write this, I'm trying to counter the second attempt by my local telco racket (Qwest) to mess up the CLEC installation for my new DSL line. Please allow me to be a little bitter, OK? Thanks.

James Gattuso · 2 years ago

I realize that, but -- as an ignorant American -- didn't know where to find that symbol. I did what I could.