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Technology Stocks : LAST MILE TECHNOLOGIES - Let's Discuss Them Here
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To: Warren Gates who wrote (1514)6/27/1998 2:59:00 PM
From: Ernie Kelley  Read Replies (4) of 12823
 
With the AT&T TCI merger T is saying that they will be able to bypass the RBOC's by offering local phone service over TCI's cable.
What type of box, at what cost, will allow them to offer POTS over cable?
Where will the -48 come from, if its locally generated then the feature of the phone working when the power is down is lost ? I would think that is unacceptable to many. A local battery for each residence would be very expensive.
Who would pay to install and maintain the local equipment?
Has this ever been done on a commercially viable, wide scale install?
Any comments on any of the above would be appreciated.
Ernie

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