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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (10742)	3/20/2001 9:07:46 AM
From: MikeM54321	Respond to of 12823

PS About 1-1/2 years ago I posted a little verbal open letter battle between Armstrong and an ILEC CEO. In it Armstrong quoted some pretty amazing figures as to how much ATT had to pay for local access (he called it a tax on consumers). I wish I could find the letters but I think they are out of the reach of the SI search engine. Does anyone know the figure?

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (10742)	3/20/2001 12:06:58 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi Mike, which caps are you referring to? Also, good to see that Denver Techie on the beat. Hi Techie! FAC

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (10742)	3/20/2001 8:15:38 PM
From: DenverTechie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Since the cable ownership percentage ownership caps decision by the court, I agree that AT&T has been busy rethinking their split up plan. But since the order only remands the ownership caps back to the FCC for reconsideration, anything is possible at this point. So you will probably not see any public response from AT&T at this point until the FCC speaks on how they plan to change the rules. This could potentially have a huge impact on how AT&T does business. The "Grand Slam" indeed. The marketing power of bundling all these services together is incredibly powerful. But more importantly, think about what happens in AT&T's world if the split into separate companies comes to fruition. With the switching and transport parts of the business set up as a separate entity from the Broadband segment, they would be staring right in the face of their old enemy. That's right, they would now be paying access fees for using the "new" company's switching and transport facilities just like they were paying the ILECs before they bought up TCI and MediaOne. Doesn't make much sense, does it? On the bright side, though, it could foster quicker development at AT&T Broadband of a managed IP backbone capable of voice transmission and a "softswitch" capable of high QoS to avoid those access charges again. Well, it's good to be back, Frank. I've been incredibly busy with new assignments at my day job, but I've been trying to keep up with the LMT and the FCTF in the meantime. I'll be here as time permits these days (doesn't take me too long to check investment portfolio anymore so there's a few minutes more each day for the LMT!). DenverT