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To: Wes Self who wrote (19507)	10/27/1997 6:04:00 PM
From: wombat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41046

thats no problem as long as our lap toppers come thru

To: Wes Self who wrote (19507)	10/27/1997 6:04:00 PM
From: Mitch Aunger	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41046

You mean poor Helen didn't get to go enjoy the fun???? I guess someone has to stay home to answer the flood of calls coming tomorrow GRIN! M

To: Wes Self who wrote (19507)	10/27/1997 6:56:00 PM
From: Billwar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41046

Wes, the delay in announcing the alliance partner has me worried. You would think that if it were a big name company, they would be busting at the seams to release it. If it is a no name company or a company that is not followed by the market, the analysts will not give the announcement much credit. We did look at a business plan for telephony over the internet. If the bandwidth is available to make it work, the margins are incredible. The reason the margins are so good is because of the flat rate pricing available to ISPs for lease of the telephone company's local loop infrastructure. That flat rate pricing is not available to long distance providers or even competitive local exchange carriers. The only ones exempted by the FCC from usage sensitive pricing are ISPs. We computed margins at 50% with moderate usage per B-1 line and toll pricing between $.08 and $.10 per minute. That is less than any other long distance plan on the market. Believe it or not, it is still quite profitable at $.06 per minute. Does anyone know if the there is sufficient bandwidth available within the internet to handle the voice traffic that is about to devour it?