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To: kech who wrote (130901)	8/9/2005 2:04:38 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793729

It seems to me like their wireline faces substantial contribution from wireless and their dsl faces substantial competition from cable. What part has no internal-market competitors Wireless and cable aren't internal-market competitors. The Bells are natural monopolies - they own the lines, and now they don't have to share. That means the only DSL provider in any given area will be the Bell that owns the lines. No internal competition. The Bells haven't been driving DSL, the CLECs have, in spite of the Bells. Derek