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To: Killian who wrote (12076)	7/5/1999 12:07:00 AM
From: RTev	Respond to of 29970

Do you feel the BoS in SF have any idea of the repercussions of what might happen in they vote open? I have a feeling they know. Do they care? I don't know enough about the politics there to even hazard a guess. At least, there's some hope. Despite the inane decision of a water-board-like group that sets regulations in Portland, many local governments have looked at these issues and made decisions that seem to recognize all the problems of mandating open access. I'm most familiar with what happened in Seattle and neighboring King County. Here, both councils heard the same arguments for open access presented by pretty much the same players that were involved in Portland. Here, both councils decided that it was best to make sure that broadband access was available as soon as possible. Both recognized that the phone companies were already providing DSL broadband to many areas of the region (just like in Portland). Both decided to follow the FCC lead and let AT&T develop their system without placing open-access requirements on it. In return, they got commitments from AT&T to speed up deployment or face stiff financial penalties. In Tacoma just down the road from us, the local government, which like several cities around here also runs the electric utility, decided to force TCI's hand by setting up their own competing cable system with broadband access. The city system, which is available in only a few areas and competes directly with AT&T in most of them, is open to other ISPs. They did not require AT&T to provide open access on their system.

To: Killian who wrote (12076)	7/5/1999 1:02:00 AM
From: yihsuen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

shekinah, Remember FIRENZA posted this AT&T conference calls on the appeal of Portland Decision? Message 10149104 I guess in case BoS of SF vote for open, T would go through similar process, wouldn't it? Am I missing something? I believe our vigorous young man FIRENZA has disappeared, but his soul is still drifting on this thread and actually making posts if I guessed it right. And if ATHM ever made it to multiple splits, this young man deserved to be rich. <g>