DSL service questions

[ken at flyingtoasters.net]

>   It depends on the DSL service.  Some providers/services require a
> dedicated circuit for their service.  Other services "piggy-back" the DSL
> signal on top of an existing POTS (voice) line.  You will need to install
> a filter (provided) on your POTS equipment for the later case.

"POTS" may well be my favorite telecom-based acronym.  I worked for a
telecom company (anyone remember Summa Four?) for almost a year before I
learned what POTS stands for: Plain Old Telephone System.

-Ken