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To: axial who wrote (7818)	7/30/2000 9:58:11 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (3) of 12823

Jim, Cost, bandwidth and availability are crucial factors to be sure, but they pale collectively in comparison to the obstacles presented by consumer mind-share as users look up to the incumbents for solutions, and of course, the obstacles presented by those same vested interests (both dsl providers and cable operators who in reality know better) who will not give FTTH and emerging wireless solutions the right time of day. And this is partially the case due to price-performance assumptions made five years ago when the future was a shopping basket attached to a quadraphonic speaker system that no one ever used. Oh... and telecommuting, despite the fact that this service is discouraged today on most systems if users require sending large data files upstream, or where symmetrical line characteristics are needed for collaborative applications like video conferencing. And that's okay, too, for the utilities are coming. The utilities are coming. And they will bring with them wireless and fiber, while they showcase some great wholesale pricing schemes for the incumbent service providers, and their newly arrived competitors, alike, to choose from. FAC

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