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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (9739)	12/15/2000 3:36:27 PM
From: MikeM54321	Respond to of 12823

Thread- Here's an example of the insanity that ensues when the government is so intent on regulating(and they are dammed proud of it). I expect to see hundreds, if not thousands, of lawsuits if the TWX/AOL deal goes through. Lawsuits, lawsuits, lawsuits instead of rollouts, rollouts, rollouts...Thank the FCC. -MikeM(From Florida) __________________________ *QWest asks for access to AT&T's network* NEW YORK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - QWest Communications International Inc. said on Thursday it had asked AT&T Corp. to let it connect to AT&T's cable networks in Colorado and Washington as it prepares to launch high-speed Internet access cable modem services in those states. Denver-based QWest said it had requested AT&T -- the No. 1 U.S. long-distance telephone and cable television company -- to begin negotiations for interconnection immediately. ``We are asking for equal access to AT&T's network,'' said Steve Davis, Qwest's senior vice president for policy and law during a conference call Thursday afternoon. QWest, which is the dominant local telephone provider in 14 states from Minnesota to Washington, said their request was based on a Ninth Circuit Court ruling that found that AT&T cannot discriminate against its competitors by prohibiting access to its broadband facilities. However, the ruling applies only to Washington State since Colorado is not part of that circuit. According to Qwest, AT&T has repeatedly argued that Qwest must open its network and systems to competitors, but in return, has refused any request for opening its own network. ``We are now giving AT&T the opportunity to not just talk about joining the new world of telecommunications choice, but to live up to its word,'' QWest said. Asked about QWest's access request, AT&T Denver spokesman Steve Lang said, ``This is bizarre ... I think they should be ashamed of themselves.'' Lang said that in late November QWest sent another letter to the company asking to be part of an ISP (Internet service provider) trial that AT&T was carrying out in Boulder, Colorado but never could settle the terms for working together. Lang said that next year AT&T planned to carry out another such ISP trial in Boston, but did not mention a date.