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To: ahhaha who wrote (14530)	8/15/1999 2:21:00 AM
From: gpowell	Read Replies (1) of 29970

Responses to some of Ahhaha objections. At least those that indicate a lack of understanding of the proposed concept. [Ahhaha's responses are italicized] My proposal provides for 3 layers of competition. 1.) At the last mile between: cable, dial up/dsl, wireless. Ridiculous. We have been talking exclusively about cable. Not about other technologies and markets. Wireless and DSL are completely different markets and have no consideration under paradigm. Not I. For the scenario to have a chance of working dialup, DSL, and wireless must be used as a customer shunt to set the penetration rate in the last mile at sustainable levels. This is a must and if you do not see this then you have not understood the fundamental concepts of my position. 2.) Network Service Provider (NAP) (ATHM's current role) - the last mile bandwidth would be leased to the highest qualified bidder. The bandwidth is not partitioned between service providers - it's all or none. Communism. This is what happened in Russia when well-meaning individuals tried to rid the country of despots and created the greatest despot of all in the Soviet Union. Huh?, Major disconnect. The entire bandwidth (or at least the bandwidth set aside for Internet access) of the individual MSO is for lease. How is that communism? 3.)Current ISPs compete to be the User World Provider (UWP) for end users. These companies provide the traditional internet experiences e.g. AOL's home page More communism. Really? If this is true then the internet as we know it is praticing communism. No it's called a competitive market. Each end user is free to choose any UWP or none if they choose. They all coexist.

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