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Technology Stocks : 3Com Corporation (COMS)
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To: ben luong who wrote (10907)12/1/1997 1:24:00 PM
From: Randy Ellingson  Read Replies (1) of 45548
 
Ben wrote:
"They are many competitors who make cable modem, why is 3COM so special? Almost every household has telephone line, but not too many households have cable service. In addition, the initial cost of subscribing to internet cable service is going to be high. Subscribers not only have to pay for the internet access, they have to get basic cable service first. In addition, how many people really need the speed of cable modem if all they do is to read emails and browse the net with predominantly text data? Will the cost of the cable modem and internet cable service be justified? Won't a low-cost telephone-based modem do the job? Moreover, as more people are using cable modem, won't the speed bottleneck be on the line between the service provider and the internet and not on the line between the user and the service provider?"

If/when I get the opportunity to sign up for ~1Mbit/s internet service via cable for ~$35 or less, I will do so happily. I know I'm only one person, but I bet there are enough others who would make a significant market even today. The interest in internet access will grow, and I think it will grow at approximately the same rate as CD audio.

Randy
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