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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (4867)	7/30/1999 1:27:00 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Respond to of 12823

Frank & Thread - Just read an article in the Seattle P-I about AirTouch. Apparently you buy a cell phone from QualComm with a built in browser. You attached the phone to your portable computer and dial #77 for a direct connection to the internet. You can also connect to your ISP with the regular dialup number. No additional monthly charge but you can charged for the extra air time. Cannot supply a link to the article. There is none. Direct connection is faster than the ISP connection. Ken

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (4867)	7/30/1999 2:06:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

British Telecom Confirms Massive UK ADSL Deployment Plans July 30, 1999 LONDON, ENGLAND, Newsbytes via NewsEdge Corporation : Confirming plans outlined earlier this month, British Telecom [NYSE:BTY] has said it will spend around $35 billion ($50 billion) over the next few years rolling out ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) technology for its subscribers. As reported earlier this month by Newsbytes, BT is tapping a number of vendors, including Fujitsu and Alcatel, for the hardware for the rollout, which aims to upgrade around 400 switches by next summer. The slightly bad news is that BT has around 5,500 switches on its network, some 2,000 of which are installed in major cities, so 400 switch upgrades is not that big a deal, Newsbytes notes. BT says, however, that its ADSL upgrade program will service the needs of around 6 million subscribers by next March, and that plans are in hand to roll out the service "progressively" across the UK after that time. BT's press office refuses to be drawn on details of the precise plan for the ADSL rollout. Instead, officials referred Newsbytes to the official release on the subject, which states that the ADSL service will be between 10 times and 40 times the speed of a conventional modem connection. Newsbytes understands, however, that the ADSL rollout will start later this year in most parts of London within the M25 ring, as well as in Cardiff, Belfast, Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. In the press statement, Sir Peter Bonfield, BT's chief executive, said that the plan is a major step towards making Britain a world leader in the information revolution. "By committing to a large scale roll-out, BT will play a vital part in stimulating a competitive mass-market for consumers as well as businesses of all sizes. It will drive new information industries and services to the benefit of all," he said. Newsbytes sources suggest that pricing on the ADSL service will not be cheap, with BT talking openly about monthly charges of between 40 pounds and 150 pounds ($65 and $240), depending on what type of service is required. Over at Alcatel, one the main suppliers to the ADSL project, the firm says that the national rollout of ADSL in the UK will be based on similar hardware to that seen on the existing pilot program among several hundred users in North and West London. That system, Newsbytes notes, includes users of Alcatel's ASAM (ADSL subscriber access multiplexer) central office system, and the Speed Touch range of ADSL modems managed within BT's service systems. Alcatel's Web site is at alcatel.fr . BT's Web site is at bt.com . Reported by Newsbytes.com, newsbytes.com . (19990729/Press Contact: Niall Hickey, Alcatel +33-1-4076-1156; BT Corporate Press Office +44-171-356-5369/WIRES TELECOM, BUSINESS/)