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To: Ted Resnick who wrote (10974)	6/10/1999 8:30:00 PM
From: E. Davies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

I like these comments from that article: In response, GTE and AOL will hold a high-profile event in Washington next week to specifically target these claims. The firms reportedly plan to link AOL's Internet service to a GTE-provided cable network to demonstrate that open access is possible, sources said. GTE and AOL declined to comment on the plans. The companies are inviting key political figures to the event, including Reps. Boucher and Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia), both sponsors of legislation that would require open cable access on a national level. One thing AOL knows is PR. Lets see a detailed proposal of how to accomplish open access without major redesign that still allows for a quality system. Will we see that? No. Only a staged "demonstration" in D.C. with "key political figures". Sould make good headlines. The politicians and the press will eat this up. This is good too: Cable open access has already been demonstrated on a limited scale by other companies. MindSpring Enterprises offers high-speed service in Montgomery, Alabama, and Columbus, Georgia, though a small cable company called Knology Holdings. This is a demonstration of open access? How many other ISP's besides MindSpring serve the same system? Unbelievable. Eric