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To: E. Davies who wrote (12396)	7/14/1999 8:16:00 AM
From: polarisnh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

E, <An "open" access that actually worked would be good for everyone. ATHM could freely merge with RR and then make themselves available on every cable service in the country. They have the experience doing this that is very hard to duplicate. Broadband would benefit from the competition. The loser would be dial-up. ATHM would thrive.> I think that you are missing the point here. Unless there is some sort of reasonable pricing advantage for a carrier like AT&T they will not complete the CATV infrastructure buildout that is required to allow the majority of customers to use Internet access over cable. The infrastructure in the majority of rural America can not support it. If all of these local governments take away all of the pricing advantages of being the franchisee then the CATV operators might as well pick up their toys and go home! That Broward County, Florida ruling is a prime example. They said that the CATV operators had to allow access to competitive ISPs at price levels no higher than their own. When you are the company who built out the infrastructure how can you be forced to allow a competitor to ride at prices that don't allow you to recoup some of your costs? The FCC has got to stop this local ruling crap and make a decision. Do they want to provide the stimulus that will end this and allow carriers like AT&T to invest in the cable infrastructure with a chance or recouping their cost or are we going to continue to listen to Steve Case from AOL whine about wanting to ride for free? Open your wallet, Case, nobody rides for free! Cheers, Steve