Copper wire can provide affordable broadband services, thereby achieving the...
Copper wire can provide affordable broadband services, thereby achieving the FCC’s broadband goals when competitors have access to copper facilities, CompTel reps told the commission in a letter Monday (http://xrl.us/bnr7kd). Technological advancements including “Ethernet over Copper” now permit copper to…
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deliver speeds of several Mbps, CompTel said. The letter was a followup to a meeting with Wireline Bureau officials, in which CompTel discussed the impact of copper retirement and encouraged policies to provide for access to copper facilities. Copper is frequently the only way to economically provide broadband to consumers and businesses, CompTel said.