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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (7061)	5/22/2000 11:16:00 AM
From: lml	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

Mike: I'm fully aware of AFCI wireless RF capabilities. It is likely to be deployed in less developed countries & more rural settings where existing terrestrial infrastructure is far & few between. I am also aware of the commercial markets that WCII competes in. Line of sight issues are apparently real issues confronting WCII's service delivered to installed infrastructure atop tall buildings in across downtown skylines. Notwithstanding, this type of infrastructure has yet to make it, as least to my knowledge, in the urban & surburban residential settings at issue here -- where telecos are competing with MSOs for future access into the HOME for a variety of converged services. Is fixed wireless to the neighborhood for real? I'll know it when I see it. I read ABOUT it, but I don't see it being deployed in the neighborhoods just yet. Why? Wireless nodes gotta be less expensive than laying new coaxial, but we're not seeing that. This is my point. If you can show me an article that describes actual deployment of fixed wireless to a residential neighborhood as a means of delivering video, data, & telephony services I will stand corrected by your reference. But until then, I remain unconvinced that fixed wireless presents a competitive alternative to twisted pair or HFC to the home at this juncture.