PART 1:
1. Will the telephone companies ever replace all copper telephone lines with digital, fiber optic lines?
2. Will the distinction between local telephone calls and long distance telephone calls ever disappear? What may cause this to happen?
PART 2:
1. You want to start your own local telephone company. Do you have to install your own telephone lines to each house and business? Explain.
2. You live in a house that is ten miles from the nearest city. Will you be able to get DSL service to your home? If the answer is no, what could the DSL service provider do to provide you with Internet?