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Technology Stocks : 3Com Corporation (COMS) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mehrdad Arya who wrote (34874)	10/6/1999 2:20:00 PM
From: The Phoenix	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45548

Mehrdad, here's the news you've been waiting for. I have to say this is not all that exciting. I know...what did you expect from OG... right. <vbg> Well, first this is a retail modem deal.. I think BA is using ALA DSLAM's not COMS. retail DSL modems = low margin business....when will COMS learn. Second...when do you find out that your too far from the CO??? After you've purchased the modem? I see customer satisfaction issues here. I don't know...I guess time will tell, but it is disappointing that COMS still can't extricate themselve from immersing themselves into these low margin businesses...low margins will keep a cap on the stock price. IMO OG biz.yahoo.com Bell Atlantic, 3Com Announce Industry-First DSL Retail Alliance; Technology Leaders Join Forces to Speed Broadband Access for Consumers NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Bell Atlantic (NYSE: BEL - news) and 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS - news) have forged a groundbreaking retail agreement that will -- for the first time -- provide consumers with convenient, one-stop shopping for high speed Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service. As a result of this alliance, consumers will be able to walk into select retail outlets, buy a DSL kit -- including a 3Com© HomeConnect(TM) ADSL modem -- and get all the information and software they need to use Bell Atlantic.net high-speed Internet access service, powered by Bell Atlantic Infospeed(SM) DSL service. ``Bell Atlantic and 3Com are committed to making DSL service as accessible and easy to use as possible for our broadband customers. 3Com's modems allow consumers to get online faster and easier than ever before -- the first step in maximizing the benefits of our Bell Atlantic.net/DSL Internet access service,' said Fred D'Alessio, group president -- Consumer Services, Bell Atlantic. ``Now consumers who want to get DSL will be able to get started right away by shopping at their local electronics store.' The innovative 3Com/Bell Atlantic.net ADSL Home Connection Kit is scheduled to be available in CompUSA, Staples and other retail outlets by the end of October 1999. Interactive kiosks and information centers will be set up in select stores for consumers to try the service and experience the speed and benefits of using Bell Atlantic.net powered by Personal Infospeed DSL and the 3Com HomeConnect modem. When customers buy the HomeConnect modem, getting Bell Atlantic.net/DSL service up and running is a snap. Consumers can install the HomeConnect modem and set up Bell Atlantic.net/DSL service on their computer by themselves, so there's no waiting for a visit from a Bell Atlantic technician and no need for re-wiring. Customers receive an instructional CD-ROM that will walk them through the entire installation process. Personal Infospeed DSL service can then be activated within seven days from a Bell Atlantic facility once customers place their orders online. ``3Com and Bell Atlantic's retail DSL solution simplifies the qualification and purchase process, making installation and service activation easier than ever for customers,' said Jerry Devlin, vice president and general manager for 3Com's Personal Connectivity Division. ``This strategic relationship with Bell Atlantic represents a major leap forward for consumers and 3Com's broadband business.' At $49.95 per month, Bell Atlantic's entry-level Personal Infospeed package -- which includes Bell Atlantic.net Internet access -- features speeds up to 640 kilobits per second (Kbps) with unlimited use. Infospeed DSL -- Bell Atlantic's brand name for DSL -- is a digital high-speed service that provides an ``always-on' link to the global Internet, taking advantage of unused capacity in existing telephone lines. DSL allows consumers to use a single phone line to send faxes or make phone calls while simultaneously surfing the Internet. Infospeed DSL is available in parts of the New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas and parts of New Jersey. Bell Atlantic will add more communities in the coming months as part of its plan to make 17 million residential and business lines DSL-capable by the end of the year throughout its service area. The company recently announced that it would accelerate its deployment of Infospeed DSL to equip 700 of its central offices for DSL.