Our Network

Since March 1998, DSL.net has built an enviable national network by installing its own equipment in the central offices of local telephone companies. Each of these installations represents a point of presence (POP) that gives DSL.net the ability to extend service to business customers within those geographic areas. In addition, DSL.net extends its reach and addressable market through relationships with other providers in metropolitan areas nationwide.

The DSL.net Points of Presence (POPs)

The DSL.net nationwide network includes the following:

• Backbone comprised of a switched ATM network with four core sites.
• The DSL.net backbone architecture provides both speed and redundancy.
• Nearly 2,500 central offices (COs) or POPs nationwide, either through direct ownership or partnership agreements.
• As an authorized competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), DSL.net is able to collocate its equipment in the COs of incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs or LECs).
• With one of the broadest DSL footprints in the industry, DSL.net is able to link multi-location business customers through its business-class DSL services or through T1 and virtual private network (VPN) service offerings.
• The DSL.net network is monitored 24 x 7.