Covad, Qwest Reach Agreement on DSL
From Associated Press
Under the first such agreement reached without federal regulatory intervention, high-speed Internet provider Covad of San Jose will rent lines from Qwest Communications International to sell DSL service.
Covad Communications Group Inc. will share lines with Denver-based Qwest in the regional Bell company’s seven-state area.
The Federal Communications Commission had mandated such deals until August and individual states set the rates Bell companies would be paid.
The FCC said in August that it would treat line-sharing agreements for digital subscriber line high-speed Internet service differently from deals for long-distance and other voice service.
From Associated Press
