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To: RTev who wrote (12590)	7/17/1999 10:19:00 PM
From: Jing Qian	Respond to of 29970

Sometime, somewhere, AOL might actually provide someone with a high-speed connection, but so far they seem to be more interested in high-speed lobbying, lawyering, and press-releasing. Funny I just saw an ad during prime time news that blames AT&T for blocking the cable access. This ad must be paid by the Open Access Coalition in California. I feel it's stupid for AOL to concentrate on lobbying and attacking AT&T. What do they gain from that? A bad rap with AT&T. No matter what they do, they still can't change the balance of the power. Congress, FCC and State of California has clearly declared their position against immediate open access. Can AOL afford to waste 2 years lobbying and accusing? No, Cable is going to widen the gap with ADSL. ADSL is simply a quasi-broadband medium that is not likely to compete with Cable with huge success. Cable to ADSL is not Apple to IBM. Without Cable, AOL doesn't have much of a future. ADSL can't save her life. So, AOL had better negotiate with AT&T and all of @Home's partners for an access agreement, and better accept what AT&T proposes to do. It's AOL's future in stake, not AT&T or ATHM's.