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To: g.w. barnard who wrote (28639)	11/13/1997 1:14:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

[PacBell's FastTrak] GW -- Over-all, a pretty fair article. <<<The Pac Bell service, dubbed FasTrack DSL, is too expensive to be practical for a casual Internet user. The main appeal will be to small to mid-sized businesses that want fast Internet access or that move large amounts of data in and out of their networks -- to telecommuting employees, for example, or to subcontractors.>>> Hard to criticize them for reaching their target audience. As the service becomes more wide-spread, the prices will come down and economies of scale kick in. >>>>In light of the competition to come, Pac Bell will have to do a better job on FasTrack DSL's customer service than it has done with ISDN. Consumers complain that the ISDN service from Pac Bell has been plagued by long waits for installation and unreliable performance.>>> True, but from what I've been told, ISDN is a different ball of wax and ADSL doesn't have its inherent problems. Now, let's watch for take rates. :) Cheers! Pat