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To: Sam who wrote (1978)	10/21/1999 2:43:00 PM
From: Yogi - Paul	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2025

Has anyone been thinking along the lines of total access costs for a "wired home" environment? I'm trying to get an idea of the potential market for devices such as Tivo, Replay, wireless, internet enabled devices, etc. Monthly costs: Premium cable (assumption being anyone devoted enough to TV to own a Tivo device would have all the bells and whistles package) or satelitte premium package. ISP provider on-line storage provider (assumption-- 20 mbytes/household) cable modem lease or DSL access premium charged by cable provider or telephone provider for broadband Tivo/Replay monthly charges content fees (assumption being 2 pay per view events per household per month) Need for a second (or third) telephone line and monthly charges for each additional line? Wireless access? What else? Overall train of thought-- What percentage of US households are economically able to afford a wired home and (the highly desireable for the providers) monthly fees associated with it? 60%? 50%? 20%? What is the total (all inclusive) monthly (at this point projected) cost of broadband access to communication and entertainment for the consumer? Line of thought stimulated by a debate on whether or not consumer electronic hardware must be free or nearly free or demand for services will dry up or never develop. I was a listener, not a participant. Paul