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To: yihsuen who wrote (12246)	7/11/1999 7:39:00 AM
From: daffydog	Respond to of 29970

The dog ate your homework?

To: yihsuen who wrote (12246)	7/11/1999 10:17:00 AM
From: Robert Scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

"GTE is leader for advocating cable open access, yet it intentionally delay the deployment of xDSL." This is precisly why the FCC is not in favor of cable open access. If you read the FCC ruling on the ATT/TCI petition, this is the underlying reason for dismissing the objections of AOL and RBOCs. FCC knows phones will drag their feet towards broadband because they do not want to give up their very, very lucrative T1 product! If Congress passes the legislation on open cable access, not only will that delay broadband internet access, but competition for local phone service will be pushed back at least a few years. ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BUSINESS KNOWS THIS - OTHER RHETORIC IS PURE LYING OR BEING PAID FOR. It just makes me sick to see the RBOCs do this - they're all bastards - and the cable companies aren't much better! ATT is the only hope we have in the near term for local phone competition and everyone should be supporting them if for no other reason. Disclaimer - I am a graduate telecom student at Pitt and have studied these issues. However, I do own a lot of telecom services companies including T, WCOM, QWST, GBLX, NPNT, RTHM, WCII, and TGNT.

To: yihsuen who wrote (12246)	7/12/1999 2:48:00 AM
From: DOUG H	Respond to of 29970

yihsuen, Thanks for your reply, The story about the dog eating the homework did'nt work in school and it ain't gonna work now!<gg> I do blab on AOL but my drivel can be found on threads of other stocks I own as well. My knowledge of the technology is very limited so I try to remain a student. It is interesting how each incumbent, whether it be telco's, cable, or city councilmen scrap and claw to protect there kingdoms. As an investor I think it's important to know the landscape in which your investments compete. I see both ATT/ATHM and AOL/telcos involved in protecting their domains rather than interested in "providing THE CUSTOMER with the best possible" internet experience. Dont you think ATHM engineers were aware of the systems deficiencies while they were rolling out the service? Investors were concerned with total subs, not total happy subscribers. AOL investors are concerned about total subs as well, no matter how they come. You can be assured of one thing, no stock has a place in my heart, only in my portfolio. And that depends on how it performs.<gg> Hell of a sunset we had tonight, was'nt it? Take care and good luck with your investments. D.H.