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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (4374)	6/29/1999 10:39:00 AM
From: Carolyn	Respond to of 12823

Hi, Ry. I can throw in my .02 worth of cocktail banter here. This is the root of the matter, it seems to me. These old folks won't pay, and, until their children and grandchildren own their homes, things won't change. In the meantime, technology will develop which may alter the situation. For now, I can't get DSL in my suburban home; I'm sure businesses can, and for the time being that is where the money is. (I'm getting a cable modem today.)

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (4374)	6/29/1999 10:46:00 AM
From: Doughboy	Respond to of 12823

Appears from the QWST/GBLX brouhaha that Section 271 of Pressler's '96 Act is the most salient text regarding the sanctioning of interLATA LD for the ILECs, FWIW. Ry, I disagree a bit with this statement. While 271 does give authority for in-region LD service, you still have to get approval from the FCC, and it is well-known in the industry that US West is by far the furthest away from getting 271 authority. So if it is bought by Qwest or Global Crossing, they definitely will not be allowed to sell LD for a couple of years until they get their act together. What do they do in the meantime? Look at Bell Atlantic; as part of getting approval for the GTE merger, they agreed to a whole bunch of conditions, and still 2 years later, they have not successfully met the 271 conditions (they're still running into trouble with the NY PSC.). The 1996 Act (for better or for worse) puts some real limitations on US West being able to partner up with a long distance company. Doughboy.