Editing Digital subscriber line (section)

===Naked DSL===
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[[Naked DSL]] is a way of providing only DSL services over a [[local loop]]. It is useful when the customer does not need the traditional [[telephony]] voice service because voice service is received either on top of the DSL services (usually [[VoIP]]) or through another network (E.g., [[mobile telephony]]). It is also commonly called an [[unbundled network element]] (UNE) in the United States; in Australia it is known as a unconditioned local loop (ULL);<ref>[http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/ull ULL (unconditioned local loop)]. Whirlpool.net.au. Retrieved on 2013-09-18.</ref> in Belgium it is known as "raw copper" and in the UK it is known as Single Order GEA (SoGEA).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.btwholesale.com/assets/documents/Fibre_Broadband/BTW_Next_Generation_Fibre_Jan_2017.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019055322/https://www.btwholesale.com/assets/documents/Fibre_Broadband/BTW_Next_Generation_Fibre_Jan_2017.pdf |archive-date=2017-10-19 |title=Next Generation Fibre}}</ref>

It started making a comeback in the United States in 2004 when [[Qwest]] started offering it, closely followed by [[Speakeasy (ISP)|Speakeasy]]. As a result of [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]]'s merger with [[SBC Communications|SBC]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbc.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=21853 |title=Federal Communications Commission Approves SBC/AT&T Merger |website=www.sbc.com |date=October 31, 2005}}</ref> and [[Verizon]]'s merger with [[MCI Inc.|MCI]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.verizonbusiness.com/about/news/merger/ |title=Verizon MCI merger |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402010500/http://www.verizonbusiness.com/about/news/merger/ |archive-date=April 2, 2007}}</ref> those telephone companies have an obligation to offer naked DSL to consumers.