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To: gerard mangiardi who wrote (2621)	6/19/2001 4:44:06 PM
From: singajane	Respond to of 3350

New York Times wrote yesterday the "Once Bright Future of Optical Fiber Dims". "Few people have fast internet connections, and prices are rising for those who do. Computer users with common dial-up internet connections find their web browsers stalled, and people trying to make regular phone calls complain increasingly of busy signal." We may never light all the dark fiber in the ground, but we will certainly continue to find ways to use our networks more efficiently, and that has to be a combination of smart software, optical switches, and other technology I can't even imagine yet. And when the economy starts really turning around (that's measured by investing in the future as far as I'm concerned), but perhaps even earlier when Windows XP brings more demand for speed to our desktops, there will be demand to light fiber to our doors, and to manage the long distance networks with efficiency and speed. My son came home from college a month ago and has suffered loudly at the adjustment from the always on school network to the dial-up connection. Our children, raised with a mouse in their right hands and used to high speed connections at school, will not tolerate the slow speeds of 56K modems long.

To: gerard mangiardi who wrote (2621)	6/19/2001 4:44:17 PM
From: The Ox	Respond to of 3350

You can include all the major cable companies in your conspiracy theory, too. The digital rollout gets pushed back year, after year, after year.......

To: gerard mangiardi who wrote (2621)	6/19/2001 4:47:38 PM
From: mact	Respond to of 3350

Not. People want the fibre but they can't get connected to it. ilecs are killing the business. if they wanted the fiber, why are co's like qwest, nt, jdsu, level 3 laying off 10-30% of the work force?...how come only 10-20 % of the fiber in the ground lit up?...last yr, did you not notice the telecom co's coming public promising they had cutting edge fiber backbone?...well, as it turns out, there was enough business to satisfy 3-4 of them, not 50...and as i stated before, where the fiber is needed is the metro space, not the ultra longhaul space...read the wsj article from last friday...your giving bush way too much credit...presidents do not have that much power!...also, internet based demand is way over estimated...the most recent studies show this...internet traffic is doubling every year, not every 2-3 months as most companies like to state...but the bottom line is, look at the stock price of every company in the telecom/supplier space...that says it all...if it was as simple as getting the fiber to people that want it, your portfolio wouldnt be down 80%...lol...just kidding.