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To: waverider who wrote (4917)	8/20/1999 10:35:00 AM
From: Jon Stept	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11568

Rick, re: a years free service... Hi Rick, Very nice to have a conversation with you and it does not degrade into an irrational argument/fight. I am always pleasantly surprised. Anyways, I agree they are both great companies. I probably mis-communicated my point when I used the Intel comparison. Intel did replace the processor for free... this does not mean I think WorldCom necessarily owes free service, although I would not rule it out for the period the network was down. My point is Intel brought the issue out by issuing press releases and responding openly to questions and concerns. The processor is an example and result of Intel responding publicly. I don't see WorldCom doing this, and this is what makes me mistrustful. AT&T set an example for appropriate corporate PR when their network went down. The CEO (I think) spoke publicly about the outage and promoted a forum for dialogue. Without that for this serious an outage, WCOM I will continue to see them as lacking PR savvy. I hope I made better sense now. Just my opinion, and happy trading to you too. Jon :)

To: waverider who wrote (4917)	8/21/1999 10:44:00 AM
From: Tunica Albuginea	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11568

DiamondH:Re: WCOM reparations: When Pentium was found to have a flaw few years back, INTC offered to fix all of them: Cost: ~ 450,000,000, all of their quarter's earnings. Is WCOM prepared to emulate that? From NN thread: techstocks.com TA --------------------- you said Dude you said... >>>It reminds me of the Intel processor bug debacle. Unfortunately, Intel did not cave until there was a huge consumer outcry.<<< The point is that Intel took a long time to own up according to you...WCOM apparently suffered the same misjudgement in your view as well. Who cares. Both companies are stellar outfits that have slipped up from time to time but have rebounded quite nicely BECAUSE they partially control future technologies that the world MUST have. Yes WCOM has a different competitive environment than Intel, but they do have the best internet communication network system in the world. Customers understand that. What did you want WCOM to do, give a year's free service to those who were lost for a week? Customers who let their emotions control their judgements will fail anyway. If they want to get back at WCOM and drop them, fine...but I have a feeling world class companies are more concerned with the bottom line than the emotional outbursts exhibited by the Chicago Board of Exchange weenie. Good luck to you, Rick <H>