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To: E. Davies who wrote (13649)	8/5/1999 11:30:00 PM
From: Ron Dior	Respond to of 29970

<<If Excite@home could produce a site awesome enough to compete in the open internet (which they should-make it accessable from anywhere) then they have every right to charge a fee for it.>> - Agreed Eric - Are you listening Mr. TJ and GB? This above statement will either allow you to sink or swim. It is your eventuality! Ron Dior

To: E. Davies who wrote (13649)	8/6/1999 5:25:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29970

If Excite@home could produce a site awesome enough to compete in the open internet (which they should-make it accessable from anywhere) then they have every right to charge a fee for it. I agree if it's an optional service. But on the other hand, I would never consider subscribing to an ISP that forced me to see any particular home page, or that forced me use proprietary tools to access internet services like the web or email. If Excite@home provided an optional tool that offered compelling content, I might consider using it, but I sure wouldn't want to be forced to use it in order to access the internet. I have a DSL account from an provider that has one of the most miserable home pages on the internet. That's never bothered me. All I expect from them is a good page of information about the services or settings that are unique to their service. They do provide that. When @home is available in my neighborhood, I'll consider switching to that service, but only if it provides the same open internet access that's provided by my current DSL account. If @home forced me to see something or use a proprietary tool for common internet features, then I'd be one of those writing to regulatory bodies urging them to mandate open access to cable lines by other ISPs.