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To: FR1 who wrote (2636)	7/15/1999 5:26:00 AM
From: Robert Scott	Read Replies (1) of 4298

The FCC under its authority from Congress can step in and say that they preempt the local authorities based on the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution. It says that Congress & only Congress has the right to regulate interstate commerce. FCC recently ruled that calls to ISPs are "interstate in nature" and certainly internet traffic knows no state boundaries. They also most likely have the authority based on their enabling legislation as well. The FCC has far more foresight than many think - they know that the only way we are going to get competition in the local loop anytime soon is to let T have its way in the broadband market. This is far more important to Americans and affects many more Americans than the open access issue for cable. For some reason this message is getting lost in all the PR exaggerations. Many AOLers cling to their idol and the past. They can't see beyond their specific investment and really have little to fear from @Home anyway which seems to escape them. The market is way big enough for both. WCOM is now offering national DSL service so AOLers soon will have the broadband they want.

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