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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (2872)	2/15/1999 11:17:00 AM
From: Roger Hess	Read Replies (1) of 12823

Could someone explain the following? In the immediate future, it all boils down for me to this: I've seen modems go through an evolution from 2400 baud to 9600, 14.4k, 28.8k, 33.6k, 56k, etc. When you purchased a faster modem, your ISP purchased faster equipment on his side to match the speed and provide you with faster access to the Internet. Believe it or not, but I was ACTUALLY looking forward to soon being able to have an ADSL modem in my PC! And I was even willing to pay the $200-300 for one to help offset the R&D costs! It hasn't happened.... Why? It seems the telcos have things tied up. They want to charge something like $50 a month for the use of the modems. That is, if you live in an area of the country where they are provided. We weren't charged the extra $$$ when we went from 14.4 to 28.8, so why should we be charged now to go from 56k to T1?

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