Not really, no. Typically, those bundles will come into a frame and either first go through a lightning protector block or directly to a frame block, and then from there they are attached to the DSLAM via amphenol D-50 connectors. The best you can try to do for this kind of situation is bonding a pair physically to try and make up for the size difference, but unless done right, can actually make things worse. The other option would be bonding two pairs logically and using a bonded modem, but I've typically seen bonded connections perform less than adequately too. On the flip side of this, I once had a customer that was getting a relatively "okay" ADSL signal over the stranded speaker wire he decided to install instead of proper cabling because "it was cheaper and he happened to have some already".

The "report" is just the outcome of an online poll-- i.e. they asked people if they believed they were creating secure passwords. The only data they're tracking is based on whomever answered their survey, not an actual observation of passwords created by any age group. Honestly, as someone who deals with both targeted groups on a daily basis, I can assure you that I've seen some incredibly bad passwords, and they're typically created by people in the +50 age range.

In America, all you need is a gut feeling and a lawyer, and you can litigate anything!

"I never said I didn't like X, I'm strongly in favor of X. But I think it's important that X not by used by Y to defeat America. Therefore, I think it's extremely important that we ban X because Z" where: X = anything Y = terrorists / criminals Z = reasons

None of the large telcos want to do copper line POTS anymore. It doesn't generate enough revenue, no one seems to actually use it, and the cost for upkeep and maintenance can be prohibitive. I doubt subsidies for maintaining the copper plant infrastructure will be around for much longer, to be honest. This is just Verizon fleeing a ship that has already sunk, and been under water for some time. The only thing that old copper plant is really good for anymore is rural telecom and rural DSL services-- which don't even qualify as "broadband" anymore according to the new FCC guidelines.

It isn't Qualcomm directly that issued the DMCA notices, but rather, an IP protection agency that operates on behalf of Qualcomm. In my work, I've often had to respond to these DMCA notifications, and these IP protection agencies are often pretty bush league. They'll see something that possibly infringes on an IP, and then they'll jump on it, thinking it'll make them look good to their client, who hired them. Honestly, I doubt this company will be doing much more work for Qualcomm once they discover what has happened.