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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (8372)	9/6/2000 1:53:08 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 12823

Mike: Is ADSL dead?

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (8372)	9/6/2000 2:26:26 PM
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The slashing of ADSL begins... SBC latest Baby Bell to slash DSL prices By Patrick Ross Staff Writer, CNET News.com September 1, 2000, 8:10 a.m. PT SBC Communications is the latest Baby Bell to slash its residential digital subscriber line prices, as the longtime monopolists in local-phone service, now competing in this fast-growing telecommunications market, find themselves in the unfamiliar position of trailing badly. Verizon slashes DSL prices in some areas By Corey Grice Staff Writer, CNET News.com September 5, 2000, 4:55 p.m. PT Verizon Communications, created by the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE, today cut certain prices for high-speed Internet access, making its pricing more uniform nationwide. The company trimmed prices for its most popular residential digital subscriber line (DSL) service by about 20 percent in the former GTE local phone territories. Verizon slashed its price to $39.95 from $49.95 as of Sept. 1 in its Midwestern, Southeastern and Western states and will give modems to customers nationwide for free with a long-term commitment. • Get the "Big Picture" • Related News • Message Boards • DSL or cable? • Insider's guide to DSL • Find a DSL provider Quote Snapshot VZ 43.00 -0.50 SBC 42.94 -0.25 ATHM 17.81 +1.00 NPNT 12.00 +0.50 Enter symbol: · Symbol Lookup Quotes delayed 20+ minutes The move follows a similar price cut in the old Bell Atlantic region in July. In a quick move following its new DSL partnership with Prodigy Communications, SBC announced today that it is reducing the cost of its enhanced residential DSL service by $20 per month, resulting in a $59.95 monthly charge that includes a customized, DSL-equipped Compaq Presario valued at $1,000. SBC recently acknowledged that it has fallen far short of its goal under its $6 billion Project Pronto to sign up DSL customers. • Get the "Big Picture" • Related News • Message Boards • Insider's guide to DSL • Find a broadband provider Quote Snapshot SBC 42.94 -0.25 PRGY 8.00 +0.50 VZ 43.00 -0.50 COVD 17.19 +1.25 CCZ n/a n/a Enter symbol: · Symbol Lookup Quotes delayed 20+ minutes In July, Verizon Communications lowered the cost of its entry-level residential Personal Infospeed DSL service by $10 per month to $39.95, bringing it more in line with some of the major broadband cable competitors in its region, such as AT&T, Comcast and Cablevision Systems.