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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (27203)	1/9/2003 12:44:35 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

This is a result of an administration in the defensive, Ray. See what little Powell is doing with Telecom "The New Railroad Industry". When I said Telecom Act of 1996 was dead people were surprised. But it is. All the de-regulation and liberalization is being rolled back in earnest. This augur badly for the US economy. Those guys are so hell bent in winning 2004 election that they will throw the future of the country to the air to do it. They are looking really in despair. Hey, who get those positions are the ones who contribute more to the campaign and not the more able!!!

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (27203)	1/9/2003 12:50:56 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Look what I wrote over 2 years ago and compare to what is happening now: Message 15000687 FCC Talk Boosts Lucent, Nortel Jan 07, 2003 The stocks of major telecom equipment companies continued to react positively on Tuesday to the news that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) <<http://www.fcc.gov>> is considering providing regulatory relief for the RBOC networks, and a prominent telecom analyst says such changes are likely to benefit companies such as Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. Feds mull broadband market shake-up By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com January 6, 2003, 4:10 PM PT U.S. regulators plan to unveil a major overhaul in telecommunications policy in the coming weeks that could strengthen the hand of local phone monopolies in a number of key areas, including high-speed Internet access. First went communism Second went state capitalism Next monopolist capitalism to go. Hence Jay going for gold! The guys are resorting to desperate measures!!!