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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (6308)	1/25/2000 9:46:00 AM
From: kesco2000	Respond to of 12823

OT: Does anyone know where I might be able to purchase a motorola cable modem retail? I understand some cable markets are now allowing user-owned equipt. tia, Ken

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (6308)	1/25/2000 4:26:00 PM
From: rich evans	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Frank, here is a detailed news article on what Scientific Atlantic is doing for CHTR as to the last mile which I think you find interesting. Doesn't sound like HFC to me but more like FTTC. Scientific-Atlanta to Supply Charter Communications With 20,000-mile Upgrade Including New Optical Transport Products as Rollout of Interactive Digital Services Ramps Up Charter's Deployment Initiatives Also Include New Explorer 3000 Set-tops January 25, 2000 03:37 PM ATLANTA, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific-Atlanta today announced multi- faceted agreements with Charter Communications CHTR to supply equipment and set-tops as Charter's rollout of digital interactive services gains momentum. The agreements, which add to prior orders from Charter, include commitments for 20,000 miles of plant upgrades, introduction of innovative new optical products, and purchases of 126,000 Explorer(R) 2000 and Explorer 3000 digital set-tops during the first half of this year. The new agreements, valued at more than $100 million, expand Scientific- Atlanta's existing relationship with Charter and cover several major deployment initiatives: 20,000 Mile Upgrade This 20,000 miles of network upgrade is part of the initial phase of Charter's three-year plan to upgrade 135,000 miles of cable plant. More than three-fourths of this 20,000 miles will use Scientific-Atlanta's advanced GainMaker(TM) broadband amplifier platform, which increases RF network bandwidth to 870 MHz at no price premium over 750 MHz. Scientific-Atlanta will also provide space-efficient, modular Continuum(R) equipment for 10 headends In addition to taps, passives RF amplifiers, and headend equipment, this portion of the upgrade will include deployments of Scientific-Atlanta's latest fiber optic products to enable delivery of digital interactive services over long distances. For primary transport ring, Charter will deploy Prisma(TM) Digital Transport technology, enabling the carriage of all forms of multimedia information over efficient Sonet digital ring. To carry multimedia traffic deeper into their network, Charter will use Prisma 1550 DWDM technology in both the forward and reverse path. And, to further improve the reverse path efficiency and performance, Charter will use Scientific-Atlanta's innovative bdr(TM) technology. Scalable bdr reverse path technology, coupled with Prisma DWDM, enables efficient delivery of large amounts of multimedia traffic to multiple markets for interactive services such as Internet TV, video on demand, e-commerce and telephony. Charter is implementing products containing the bdr and DWDM technology at multiple hubs in Simpsonville, S.C., Hammond, La., and Janesville, Wis. Explorer Interactive Digital Set-tops Rich