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To: tom offenbach who wrote (29837)	8/22/1999 9:58:00 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Tom, I agree with you that that access to Internets would fuel the global economy. But the issue here is something different. AOL charges its customers for the quality of access. (BYOA is 9.95) So MSFT can provide that access and automatically lead them to the MSN homepage. In fact, currently the users of Hotmail are automatically taken to the MSN homepage. But how many of us remain in MSN after that. Their content is not all that great. Now back to AOL. Above all that din of broadband, free Internet access etc. is the issue of Internet access via satellite. With my palmtop and AOL account, I can use AOL instant messenger from a third world country. I could also place stock orders via my online broker etc. etc. I do not have to worry about broadband, telephone communications etc. in a third world country where they are not so great. So to add to your observation "Ubiquitous access to the Internet(in essence the facilitation of communication)will fuel global economic consolidation and global efficiencies." Consider the impact of access to the Interent via satellite and what it will do for the global economies. I am personally looking forward to that, since I can visit my relatives more often in South East Asia and not have to worry about having my money tied up in Wall Street while I am away.