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To: Rob S. who wrote (10955)	4/15/2001 11:24:07 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hello Rob, From what you have written I've inferred that it is your opinion that FBBW does not, or will not, suffer the ills of contention. Am I reading you correctly? "... [cable] are still prone to limitations that you soon won't find with WBB: cable users share bandwidth with X number of users on the same line feed." Please focus on a specific make and model for a moment. Which one is it? Which airlink or line format and protocol does it use? And what is the upper bound of its transmit and receive speeds, from and to the home? Hope you don't mind my asking, but the discussion seems to be getting a bit too abstract, IMO, and I've begun to lose the essence of what you're referring to. TIA. FAC

To: Rob S. who wrote (10955)	4/16/2001 9:19:28 AM
From: MikeM54321	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

"Another reason is profit. The reason so many DSL providers have wound up on the ropes is because DSL revenue is split between them and the local exchange carriers." Rob- DSL and CM rollouts by the MSOs and ILECs have had HUGE obstacles thrown in their way EVERYTIME they made a move. Thanks FCC (led by former chief Kennard) and thanks to Ralph Nader type consumer groups. Both have cut their noses to spite their faces. If you've been following my posts for the last few years, you know my motto has been, "If you build it, it's yours." Well that is not how the FCC saw it. My one hope is that with a republican appointed FCC, that attitude may now change. If a service provider is willing to risk billions(!) of dollars upgrading his plant, that SP deserves to collect ALL the fees he can charge for access to it. Once this idea is understood by the government and consumer groups, we just may be off to the broadband races once again. Anyway just my Larry Kudlow type opinion. -MikeM(From Florida)