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Non-Tech : Amati investors
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To: Michael F. Donadio who wrote (31142)5/17/1999 8:57:00 AM
From: riposte  Read Replies (1) of 31386
 
ADSL News in Central Florida Area

There's an article titled The Concorde of modems arrives this summer on the front page of the Sunday, May 16th issue of the Orlando Sentinel.

There's no URL to this story, so I'll write up some of the more interesting points...


Bellsouth

Bellsouth will be rolling out ADSL to most of Orange County on June 1st.
Monthy Fee: $59.95
Installation and equipment fee: $294.95

What you get:
1.5 MB/s download, 256K upload speeds.
Bellsouth.net Internet service
DSL modem
Network card.

More info:
bellsouth.net


Sprint

Sprint will have ADSL available to certain pockets of central Florida on September 1st...other areas "in the next few years".

Monthly fee: $89.95
Installation and equipment fee: $394.96

What you get:
1.5MB/s download, 384 K upload speeds.
Earthlink Internet services.
DSL Modem
Network card.

More info:
highspeed.sprint.com


TWC

TWC will offer cable modem service "this summer" to "most customers in Orange and Seminole counties this summer", and to "most customers in Brevard, Volusia, Osceola and Lake counties by the end of 2000".

Monthly Fee: $39.95
Installation and equipment fee: $99.95

What you get:
1.5 MB/s download, 300K upload speeds.
Road Runner ISP
Cable modem rental - included in monthly fee.
PC network card.

More info:
twcentralflorida.com
rr.com

The actual article is fairly good; If they ever put it online, I'll post the address.

Steve
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