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To: Steve Robinett who wrote (20703)	6/7/1999 1:30:00 PM
From: Vendit™	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

Steve Would a cable company have to give open access to all these ISPs. The answer to your question is yes. The telecos are retooling their central offices now and have been for some time. They are now able to port a communications server with 100,000's of connections at once with a single communications platform. The ISP's will of course have to buy usage. The clear winner is AOL because of their customer base. Vendit

To: Steve Robinett who wrote (20703)	6/7/1999 3:22:00 PM
From: stock bull	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

Steve, the news I heard was that LA's City Council was considering open access on the cable. As far as I know, it has nothing to do with Santa Monica. Besides, as you may know, Santa Monica is a separate city from LA. So, LA's possible ruling would have no affect on Santa Monica. Of course, the bigger issue centers around the City's ability to regulate these matters. It may be that only the Federal Government can regulate. Sure hope AOL comes out on this deal. Stock Bull