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To: Dan Hamilton who wrote (24)	8/17/2000 12:11:26 PM
From: Joe Krupa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67

Hi Dan, Interesting article. I would like to offer my personal opinion though. I live in a suburb of Toronto in which Sympatico high speed internet (ie DSL)is NOT available. This has been very frustrating for me. It seems that everywhere I look and go these days, I am bombarded with Sympatico high speed ads. What good are the ads if you can't purchase the product. Out of 5 friends I know, in the Toronto area, who have inquired about getting SHSI, only 1 was able to be provided service. What ticks me off even more is that I pay $22.95 a month for unlimited dial up Sympatico service and another $22.95 for a second phone line. This is a total of $45 per month for slow phone line service. Sympatico HSI service, I believe, is $39 per month which includes the second phone line. In other words, the worse service is more expensive. I refuse to use Rogers @Home service out of principle, since I refuse to give those thieves any more of my money. They have s$#@wed me around a few times. Besides, I have relatives who have the cable service and they continually have problems. So, I wait until Bell finally gets around to upgrading my area. They have told me it will be in 2000, and said they are making good progress in and around the city. I need the high speed service, and for me it would actually be cheaper. I believe that DSL modems will be very big within the next two years, despite the problems they are having right now in setting up the service. Fact is people need it, and as content becomes weightier and better on the internet it will become the only option. In other words, the evolution of the internet and its content will mandate DSL. Phone connection will no longer be an option. I would expect that with the expanded serviceable area over the next few years, the penetration of DSL users should rise from the current 4.5% to at least 15%. Factor in that the 50 million total internet users should double in 5 years and now the pie which the 15% comes out of is much larger. Essentially, 2.5 million DSL users should become $17 million. I do believe my numbers to actually be conservative. Just my personal opinion. Joe