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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (4709)	7/17/1999 6:50:00 PM
From: E. Davies	Respond to of 12823

I am in an equal state of wonderment how you read that I felt that the Apple model was open by any stretch of the imagination. My point restated in simple terms is this: Cable even in its current implementation is more "open" than Apple ever was. In addition, opening the wires to multiple ISP's will do little to solve what "closed" features cable has. People are so busy expounding the benefits of open that they dont stop to think what exactly they are opening. This appears to be the primary problem with all the politicians on this issue. As to the rest of your post I'll have to read it a few more times before I have anything intelligent to say <g>. Eric

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (4709)	7/17/1999 7:31:00 PM
From: E. Davies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Ok, I've read the post twice more... In some cases the DOCSIS rules compete or are otherwise dissonant with those of the Internet's, at the same time. In this what little understanding I have I agree. I'd love it if you could expand on the theme even more than you did. I dont however think there are any rules that interfere with the operation of the open internet standards (with the exception of the limitation on streaming video). Are there any? What amazes me the most is how much of the free cable spectrum is nominally assigned to non-IP uses. Just assign 50 channels to transport IP and let open standards provide the rest. Interactive TV? What the heck is the point of that? The goal should be to make IP replace everything on the cable wire. Broadcast TV is a total waste of bandwidth. (Double entendre intended) Eric