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To: Bosco who wrote (598)	1/10/2000 11:53:00 AM
From: Syl98	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 633

Regulation Renaissance? By Ryan Tate January 10, 2000 Get-Rich Tip: Beware the government; it's on Internet time now. Friday the FCC Chairman warned cable companies and electronics makers to hurry up, already, and agree on the standards needed to deliver digital, high-definition television over cable lines. If they don't, the government will step in and dictate the standard. The pronouncement came -- like most tech news in the last few days -- out of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and at a time when prices for digitial TV sets are falling to practical levels and their popularity is increasing. The move could mark the beginning of a new regulatory assertiveness toward electronic devices and networks, including the Internet, where the government has been loath to interfere in disputes over such matters as new top-level domains (like ".biz" and ".sex") and customer-tracking on the Web. How is Lucent doing?