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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (10706)6/7/1999 4:50:00 PM
From: E. Davies  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 29970
 
AOL is an ISP, albeit a sticky one
What is an ISP anyway Frank?
I've honestly not been able to decide, most of all in a broadband cable context.

AOL does not own/lease any physical hardware you can dial into that connects you to the internet.
AOL does provide e-mail service. So does Yahoo!

If AOL hires someone to do the physical interface and puts an AOL name on it does that make AOL an ISP?
Eric



To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (10706)6/8/1999 11:25:00 AM
From: lml  Respond to of 29970
 
Frank et al:

AOL, IMHO, is similar to a broadcast channel. Its more than just an ISP. Should ESPN be forced to carry programming produced by FoxSportsWest? I don't think so.

What AOL is asking for & what plain-vanilla ISPs are asking for are 2 different things. And if & when the issue is visited by a court, one can be sure the cable interests raise this distinction.


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