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To: Jeff Briley who wrote (498)	10/21/1997 12:13:00 PM
From: Tim Kenney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3376

Congratulations to the gutsy guys who shorted MCOM: I've got to hand it to you folks. It is one thing to have recognized that the stock had become overvalued, but another to have had the guts to swim against the momentum. I don't know if you guys are brilliant or just crazy.

To: Jeff Briley who wrote (498)	10/21/1997 4:29:00 PM
From: Rex Takasugi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3376

DonnaVFAIS (AOL) -- re: SuperFast Modem Donna had a question over on the Motley Fool board concerning MCOM's SuperFast Modem, a super fast chip and the 128 kbps access, and was wondering whether they were one and the same. David is probably the one to answer this, since he's an MCOM engineer, but I'll take a crack at it. Here's my understanding of what's going on. Going downstream to the user, MCOM is planning on using the purchased spectrum in the 2.3 ghz spectrum. Transmissions in the lab go up to 160 kbps, but they plan on advertising 128 kbps. It may be possible to have this 2.3 ghz go right to the user, but in many cases, there might have to be a step down to the 902 - 928 mhz spectrum to get into the home or building. The radios are smart enough to figure out automatically what spectrum to use. Uploads are on the 902 - 928 mhz spectrum. Newer modems will be required to achieve the 128 kbps speed; older modems will be able to achieve faster speeds, like up to 50 to 60 kbps. The new super fast chip you're talking about must be the one they are going to use in this new modem, but I don't know for sure that they are one and the same. They have not decided on what to charge for upgrades and faster service, but maybe somewhere in the 2X current rates area. 128 kbps will be mostly in place in the SF area by mid to late 1998, but rollout to other areas is scheduled for 1Q 1999. I'm no electrical engineer, for sure, so I hope David will step in here to set me straight if I'm in error in the explanation. Best, Rex