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Re:What Xfinity Internet Data Usage Plans will Comcast be La... by sliverstorm on Friday November 21, 2014 @12:53AM (#8640010)
There are all sorts of market reasons but I think a very important reason is the death of the landline (POTS).

That is, many people have cut the POTS service, which means ADSL costs extra (have to reactivate unneeded landline service)

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Re:What Xfinity Internet Data Usage Plans will Comcast be La... by Aloha on Friday November 21, 2014 @01:00AM (#8640033)
Most of the carriers now sell unbundled ADSL now (AT&T, CenturyLink and I believe Verizon in non-fios markets.) it has more to do with distance limitations having too much of a downward effect on speeds. More than less subscribers are around the 5.5kf+ (kilotfoot) range, which usually means sub 15 megabit speeds - and a limited upload (inherent to all ADSL types).
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