[Kushan]

In this day and age, there really isn't much need for standard telephone lines when VOIP is much better. Obviously where DSL is concerned, it makes sense to have a phone line but I do wonder what they could do if they didn't have to filter for voice and just used the whole copper line.

Obviously there's a lot to consider, like how the phone line is pretty damn reliable compared to cable or DSL and that's important for a lot of services, but still.