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To: Tecinvestor who wrote (35682)	12/21/1999 3:08:00 PM
From: JayPC	Respond to of 41369

would you agree that AOL will receive a significant piece of the fee charged by a high speed access provider if it agrees to turn over its subscribers to that high speed provider in exchange for the privilege of providing high speed access to such a huge customer base? With cable for example (in Canada), when/if AOL rides the cable lines, they will receive 25% of the total cost to the consumer (mandated by the regulatory commission). So far, only Rogers Cable has offered AOL access to @HOME and their networks for $39.95 a month (a 20% discount of their non-cable subscriber price). The question is, is 20%-25% a significant price? It appears in Canada so far it is not. Though I don't have that kind of information on DSL, I think the strong revenue via BB or Dial up will be Ads and Commerce. Regards Jay