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To: Rob S. who wrote (12292)	10/3/2002 10:49:53 PM
From: Killswitch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

Question here... I was visiting some friends today who live way out in a rural area. No cable TV installed there, and closest CO is 6 miles away. They desperately want some form of low latency "broadband". They do live within about 6 miles of a small town (where the CO is)... I suggested a possible LOS wireless link, but they don't know anyone in town to handle the other end (apparently no ISP in town other than the phone company). Any suggestions? Will these mesh products eventually allow some kind of solution?

To: Rob S. who wrote (12292)	10/4/2002 4:40:20 PM
From: TheSlowLane	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

Rob - So how do we, as individual investors, participate? I have not kept up with wireless mesh networking so please forgive my ignorance. We have seen lots of promising technology, massively funded (WinStar/ARTT/Teledesic etc), explode on the launchpad or early in flight. The thing I like about NHC from an investment perspective is that the ILECs are now deploying their technology, having completed a lengthy field trial process - and the publicly traded stock is priced lower than the level of the last private equity financing. What sector could be more hated than telecom hardware right now? With VZ and BLS as purchasing customers it's not unreasonable to assume NHC will sign other ILECs. Yes, it's copper. No, it's not sexy. And MAYBE I'll get something more than an "education" out an investment...this time around. I prefer viewing capital losses as tuition.