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To: willcousa who wrote (47478)	5/31/2001 3:26:47 PM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 70976

Will, For the most part, I completely agree with you. However, broadband last mile to the masses makes a whole bunch of business applications viable that just couldn't be considered before. As one rather trivial example, or perhaps not so trivial, consider a typical call center and how its load varies throughout the day, as well as from day to day - sometimes unpredictably. Imagine the flexibility given the call center manager who could call "Mary" and have her sign into the system and start taking calls. Many benefits: Mary doesn't have to travel, leave her home, hire baby sitters, etc. Business saves on employee costs, real estate costs while providing better customer service. To the extent that there's a business case to deliver broadband to the masses, it will happen at a price they're willing to pay. IMO, Ian