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To: stock bull who wrote (20697)	6/7/1999 12:49:00 PM
From: Tunica Albuginea	Respond to of 41369

stock bull, you can bet your bottom dollar that The People's Communist Republic of California, LA, San Francisco etc, as well as all the other cities socialist republics,[ New York? < VBG > ], are going to vote like Portland. Now if these Socialist Republics were to write to Bill Clinton at the Kremlin,sorry, I mean the White House, were do you think his vote and the FCC's will go to? We are just waiting for public opinion wind on this to build up into sufficient velocity to where Billy can feel it when he checks it every morning to decide what to do next, vbg TA Steve, the Los Angeles City Council is considering legislation that would open up cable to all IP's. I don't know when a decision will be announced. However, if enough cities make their feelings know, I believe it will have a major impact on Congress and the FCC. JMO Stock Bull

To: stock bull who wrote (20697)	6/7/1999 1:09:00 PM
From: Steve Robinett	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

Stock Bull, You note that the LA City Council will take up open access. Isn't it some small Santa Monica ISP? Which brings up another question. AOL is not the only ISP in town. I think there are something like 5,000 of them. Would a cable company have to give open access to all these ISPs just like local phone companies have to give access to long distance carriers? Wouldn't that be an unreasonable burden on the cable companies, having to allow 5,000 ISPs access? Still lots of questions in this whole situation. Best, --Steve