[oasisbob]

> While we (PairGain) also made point-to-point private links, it was clear then, and even moreso now that most DSL involves a service provider managing the network - with specialized skills, practices and setup.

Mmm. This brings back memories of running private DSLAMs in a campus environment as a transitional pre-Ethernet stopgap in the early 2000s. 95% of the DSL lines worked great. The remaining 5% were a never-ending nightmare of troubleshooting and sudden breakage.

We didn't want to be DSL experts, we just wanted the hardware to work well-enough for long enough to make it all go away.

[jleahy]

I actually ran a private DSLAM to get internet between upstairs and downstairs in my house only a few years ago (not a joke, G.fast).