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To: Michael F. Donadio who wrote (19381)	7/13/2000 1:41:15 PM
From: John Curtis	Respond to of 21342

Michael, Anthony, et.al.: Anthony; thanks for the posting regarding Jefferies & Company's thoughts. Things are looking better all the time. I will say, however, that there's a little internal portion of me which always gets nervous when everybody starts getting excited and positive, with expectations of a gang-busters earnings release. Just label me cautious. Let's hope expectations are met, if not exceeded. Michael: Thanks for that Cramer commentary. Sorry, but I've just got to laugh. Or maybe cry is a better thought. I've never thought DSL would be an easy "thang," but this is due to my back-ground. Implementing new technology is never as easy as the marketing departments would have you believe. The poor men/women in the field responsible for building out, installing, etc., those much bally-hooed thousands and thousands of lines per day are all struggling with the reality of being trained on the technology at the very same time they're installing it. And you know how human beings can be under that kind of pressure. Some pick it up easily, and thus your installation can be smooth as silk. Then again others pick it up slowly, making your experience Cramer nightmarish. And I'm not even going to comment about the facilities record keeping area by which the installation departments truly know what's "in the ground" into the given areas they're tasked, after promises have been made, with deploying the product. Bottom line is it'll get better....eventually. I don't think anyone's in disagreement that this is truly a user enabling slam-dunk product which should do VERY well longer term. Everyone's just got to accept there's a learning curve going on right now. The only true competitor to it I can see coming is some of the wireless internet connectivity "stuff" now beginning to unfold. But that; as they say, is another story. Thanks again for Cramers write-up... John~