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To: Larry S. who wrote (34738)	11/16/2001 1:21:45 AM
From: Larry S.	Respond to of 53068

worth clicking: funphone.com btw, we're #2 on the hot subjects lists. what a distinction!. larry

To: Larry S. who wrote (34738)	11/16/2001 7:41:38 AM
From: Kelvin Taylor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 53068

Good post Larry. The drop of 2nd phone lines have come about in two phases. More use od DSL/Cable and the invention of smart chip on dial-up modems called call waiting modems. Lets you hear an incoming call while on net and ask it while still online. maker of the chip is LU, surprised? T has been in deep trouble for a while. I have not like the stock for quite sometime. Even though some here thought the stock was attractive because is was T, the company kept making misstep after misstep. You don't raise rates by 8% when the competition(wirless, internet telephony) are much LOWER rates for usage. This is not the 70's when they had a monopoly. If they keep charging 0.25 per minute for long distance, T will price themselves right out of business. The future lies in wireless. Deals keep getting better. My provider offers 3250 min. (thats over 50 hours) of talk time for 29.95. Cost $20 from BLS just to have a phone line.