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To: E. Davies who wrote (11489)	6/19/1999 5:54:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Hi Eric, my guy was thoroughly wild about the service he received and the level of response on all counts. I didn't grill him for specifics such as you inquired about, but I will next time we chat. At the time, we had more pressing issues to discuss. One thing he noted, however, was that the transparency was such that it was better than that which he was accustomed to at one of our client's locations who happens to be a top ten WS brokerage firm using state of the art Internet provisions provided locally by a Tier One Backbone Provider who brought dual-T3 pipes onto location. I'll report more when I get it. Regards, Frank Coluccio

To: E. Davies who wrote (11489)	6/19/1999 7:06:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Eric, here's the Motorola/Lucent item I mentioned upstream about delivering IP voice to Comcast customers. Trials are set to commence in two months. See the last paragraph of the article below. This causes me to stop and take note because I have to wonder if the voice service is independent of the cable modem provisions put in place to support ATHM, since I don't see any mention of ATHM in the release. On the other hand, and if this service is made available to users who are currently subscribing to ATHM, then where do the lines of delineation take place showing the separation of purviews, if they are truly independent of one another? The latter would call for the MSO to "share" the data carrying capabilities of the last mile, and into the data end-point at the subscriber location, if this were the case. This I find interesting, and a possible furthering of the complications set forth in the equal access argument, no? And then there is always the possibility that ATHM would assume management of the voice part, even if only as an agent of the MSO, since they would in all likelihood be better equipped to do this than the cable jocks. Any thoughts on the matter, or does someone have anything more substantive to offer than this on the matter of IP voice on Comcast facilities? I, for one, would like to hear more on the subject. Enjoy, Frank Coluccio ps - there's a good graphic of the new 5 Gbps backbone at work.home.net ======== Lucent Packages PathStar Server with Motorola Cable Modem for IP Voice By By Brandy Pfalmer 6/18/99 In addition to cable service, cable operators are offering a wide variety of voice services to their customers, but now they will have the option to offer those same services over Internet protocol (IP) with Lucent Technologies Inc.'s (www.lucent.com) CableConnect Solutions. "[This product] allows you to use equipment you have come to enjoy along with emergency services like 911 in a packet world," says Harrison Milef, director of technical marketing for Lucent's Cable Communications Group. "From the end-user perspective [the transition] is transparent," he says, explaining that an end user only needs a voice enabled cable modem. CableConnection Solutions packages Motorola Inc.'s (www.motorola.com) Cable Router Cable Modem Termination System with Lucent's PathStar Access Server. The cable router sends cable modem traffic to the server where it has two destination options. If the server recognizes the number, meaning it is being delivered to someone that is also using the service, it goes directly over the IP network to that user. "For example, if your neighbor [is using the service] it will recognize the number as a part of the network and route this as a packet [directly to your neighbor]," Milef says. If the destination number is someone "off-net," or someone who is receiving calls via the public switched telephone network (PSTN), it will route the call through a data network to a voice gateway at the edge of network. From there, the call will be converted to a voice format for the circuit-switched network and then transported to the end user. Kenan System Corp. (www.kenan.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lucent, is providing billing, customer care and order management software with the solution. Lucent also is incorporating support and maintenance in the solution. In August, Comcast Corp. (www.comcast.com) will begin trials of the service. There are several other trials planned for the end of summer and into the fall, says Milef.

To: E. Davies who wrote (11489)	6/19/1999 10:06:00 PM
From: Boplicity	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Since you all are posting about @work, I would like to have the following comment correct if it is wrong. Cable by and large has not been routed to building that house business. If one where to put a % number on possible (meaning routed cable) commercial cable service (@work) and consumer cable service (@home), the @home would be many times higher. Just to put the possible revenue amounts in perspective. Also if the above is true as of now, is T going to run cable to all the buildings in major cites that it will service? I'm also trying to get a handle on voice services T wants to offer and what ATHM wants to supply not just to consumers but to businesses. I know they just run fiber to the big buildings down town and treat them like little towns with HFC setup, and cable to the buildings in the burbs.. Greg