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To: E. Davies who wrote (12694)	7/19/1999 6:50:00 PM
From: E. Davies	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

More relevant stuff from the FCC report: **** Cable Cable modem deployment is beginning to bring high speed access to the Internet over a broadband pipe that traditionally has been used only for video program delivery. Like xDSL services, cable modems utilize an existing pipe into the home (in this case, coaxial cable) in combination with electronics at the customer's premises and the cable company's offices to offer high bandwidth capacity to residential users. As companies like @Home and Roadrunner deploy service across the country, the Commission has determined in two separate proceedings in early 1999 that it would not impose any regulation on cable Internet services at this time. The competitive, market-driven strategy that the Commission has embraced in the cable arena is the same market-driven approach that has guided the Commission's policy in the Internet sphere for three decades: the market, not the government, should bring broadband to all Americans. This FCC policy has important implications for the ongoing deployment of cable modems. A deregulatory approach to cable modem deployment is aimed at permitting this nascent market to flourish without governmental interference. Rather than risk hindering cable Internet service deployment in its early stages by imposing a potentially inappropriate regulatory model, the Commission has determined that the marketplace should address early deployment issues while the FCC monitors the ongoing deployment closely. At mid-1999 it appears that this policy is working, with nearly one million cable modems deployed, up from only 500,000 at the beginning of the year. **** I don't think the FCC could be much more clear on the issue than this. The market is still going to take time to figure it out though. Eric