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To: DOUG H who wrote (24364)	6/28/1999 2:43:00 PM
From: Ed Forrest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

>>From: +DOUG H Monday, Jun 28 1999 2:30PM ET Reply # of 24367 <<<<<<<Mr. Blodget argues that free access isn't really free at all, since in Europe Internet service providers can extract up to 30 percent of the toll-fees from telephone companies. Nevertheless, the trend is clearly in place for the next-generation ISPs to offer consumers free access in order to reach a critical mass of customers, then bombard those users with e-commerce and ads.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< FREE IS NOT FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EXTRACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOMBARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<< A fuseilier in a past life? :-) Ed