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To: Jack Hartmann who wrote (23284)	6/22/2000 3:50:00 PM
From: gpowell	Respond to of 29970

``AT&T won the battle and lost the war,'' said Scott Cleland, managing director of Legg Mason Inc.'s Precursor Group. For a year, cable companies have argued that they shouldn't be subject to rules forcing them to lease lines because they weren't a telecom service, said Cleland. Now that the court disagrees, ``It's like an asteroid hitting the cable sector,'' he said. ``It forces the FCC's hand.'' More evidence that analysts have placed a large value on ATHM's exclusive relationships. My take is everyone won, including Portland. Portland officials have said they may appeal the decision to the Supreme Court. That could delay the outcome of the case until 2001 since the court has scheduled all its cases for 2000. This is just stupid. Open access is the hands of the FCC, and it is a certainty that they will force open access in the future. Message to Portland: just sit back, get your broadband, enjoy it, and quit your complaining - you losers.