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To: Panita who wrote (30189)	11/18/1999 6:13:00 PM
From: Ellen	Respond to of 108040

re: NPNT, COVD, and RTHM >> Big money gets in only when the road is clean of obstacles; with today's FCC news, the engine is warmed and obstacles have been cleared. << Here's that news, from Bloomberg: Covad, Data Rivals Win FCC Rules for Sharing Lines Washington: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission ruled that regional telephone companies must share lines with upstart data companies to provide high- speed Internet services, a move that may be a boon for consumers and companies such as Covad Communications Group Inc. Under the new rules adopted today, consumers can continue to use the regional Bell phone company, or GTE Corp., for voice service and choose a different company for high-speed Internet access without paying for another line. Customers of Covad, Rhythms NetConnections Inc., NorthPoint Communications Group Inc. and other Internet access providers had to lease a second line, paying an additional $20 a month to the phone company. By sharing a line, the costs could be significantly reduced. The rivals ``can now go after the consumer market in a way that's more economically viable for them,' said Jonathan Atkin, an analyst with Washington-based Ferris Baker Watts Inc., an investment bank. The new rules will also let the Internet access companies hook-up new customers more quickly, he said.