goodbye speakeasy, earthlink

[slam]

well, if you have dsl from some company other than the phone company, get ready to switch over.

fcc ruled today that phone companies don't have to allow third party companies to provide service over their lines.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050805-5173.html

[matty]

That's some bullshit.

[slam]

that's the fcc for ya.

[larryhead]

That shit is nuts... wonder how many customers Earthlink will be dumping.