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To: Hawaii60 who wrote (12981)	8/12/1999 9:04:00 AM
From: orkrious	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 30916

Hawaii, OT - Here's a joke to cheer you up. The Blonde and the Lawyer A lawyer and a blonde woman are sitting next to each other on a long flight from LA to NY. The lawyer leans over to her and asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde is tired and just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists, saying that the game is really easy and a lot of fun. He explains how the game works: "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me, and visa-versa." Again, she politely declines and tries to get some sleep. The chauvinistic lawyer figures that since his opponent is a blonde he will easily win the match, so he makes another offer: "Okay, how about this "If you don't know the answer you pay me only $5, but if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $50." This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring that there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, she agrees to play the game. The lawyer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches in to her purse, pulls out a five-dollar bill, and hands it to the lawyer. Now, it's the blonde's turn. She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down with four?" The lawyer looks at her with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references. He taps into the Airphone with his modem and searches the Net and even the Library of Congress. Frustrated, he sends E-mails to all his coworkers and friends he knows. All to no avail. He wakes the blonde and hands her $50. The blonde politely takes the $50 and turns away to get back to sleep. The lawyer, who is more than a little frustrated, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, so what IS the answer?" Again without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5, and goes back to sleep.

To: Hawaii60 who wrote (12981)	8/12/1999 9:09:00 AM
From: orkrious	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 30916

Current Instinet bid is 16 3/8. last trade 16 1/2. My strongly biased guess is that we've seen the bottom. Once this is clear to the market, we should see an explosive upwards move. It should not take us too long to get to where we should be, somewhere north of 30. Jay

To: Hawaii60 who wrote (12981)	8/12/1999 9:29:00 AM
From: orkrious	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 30916

hawaii, the company announcement says IDT will schedule a conference call with investors to discuss the strategic rationale and significance of the agreements in greater detail. Do you know when this is? Jay

To: Hawaii60 who wrote (12981)	8/12/1999 10:16:00 AM
From: SteveJerseyShore	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 30916

The gauntlet has been dropped... Now GTC to offer 5 cent phone calls l/d 24/7 with NO monthly fee.The cheapest rate ever. biz.yahoo.com GTC Telecom $0.05/min anytime = $0.05/min. AT&T ``One Rate' $0.10/min. $4.95 or $0.038/min. $0.10/min. + $0.038/min. = $0.138/min. MCI ``5 Cents Everyday' $0.05/min. 7 p.m. - 7a.m.; $0.25/min. peak $1.95 or $0.015/min. (70% x $0.05/min.) + (30% x $0.25/min.) + $0.015/min. = $0.125/min. Sprint ``Nickel Nights' $0.05/min. 7 p.m. - midnight; $0.10/min. peak $5.95 or $0.046/min. (40% x $0.05/min.) + (60% x $0.10/min.) + $0.046/min. = $0.126/min. Qwest $0.05/min. $14.95 or $0.115/min. $0.05/min + $0.115/min. = $0.165/min. TALK.com $0.09/min., $0.05/min. for 30 days $0.00 ($0.09/min. x 92%) + ($0.05/min. x 8%) = $0.087/min. Assumes average consumer uses 200 minutes per month of total long-distance. Of those 200 minutes, a consumer typically uses 130 minutes (or 65%) on interstate calling. Monthly fee per minute is based on interstate minutes. The volume of other minutes includes international calls, intra-state calls, directory assistance charges, which generally have much higher rates than interstate rates. The 70% rate used for off-peak (7 p.m. -- 7 a.m.) and weekend usage is derived from MCI WorldCom, and the 40% rate for nighttime (7 p.m. -- midnight) calling is based on Talk.com estimates.