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To: Ed Forrest who wrote (25643)	7/14/1999 10:03:00 AM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

AT & T reminds me of the saying: "When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail." AT&T is a company forged by changes in regulation. (Not consumer needs). What they know how to do is fight or (conform, when necessary) to regulation. They also have huge budgets and Departments/employees in advertising and marketing and legal. Now I am not saying they know how to market,because they don't.* But what they do is approach problems the way they always have: #1 Call the lawyers (lobbyists) and figure out a regulatory strategy and lobby like heck!. #2 Call the Marketing/Agency guys who will,of course, recommend advertising. I think this bodes well. JMHO * (Have you seen their talking dog heads trying to sell their 10-10-3xxxx whatever number for long distance? It was late and the characterizations are insulting, almost politically incorrect!)