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To: Neil H who wrote (50496)	6/10/1999 10:34:00 AM
From: Jack Colton	Respond to of 90042

Do you see the trend towards free ISPS hurting ELNK? Note Dell in Europe and others starting in US? IMO, Not at all. ELNK announced a joint agreement for a free 6 months of service with them, just two days ago. They will be compensated by the entity that works the deal with them, plus they get more customers. The big revenue stream may be pushed out a little, but the long term growth is achieved.

To: Neil H who wrote (50496)	6/10/1999 10:35:00 AM
From: MrThesp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90042

No way...”free” ISPs are not going to dominate here... Quality of service is very important. Advertising alone isn't likely to support a high quality Internet Provider. Even if there were a shift to free ISPs, it would become obvious long before we moved out of their stocks. However I would be very surprised if that were to occur. Cable TV has fairly well guaranteed that we will never see “free” info again. Even radio is making noise toward becoming a pay feed. Paul