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To: hal jordan who wrote (28772)	11/18/1997 2:50:00 PM
From: bill c.	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 31386

hal: >> What I hope you can grasp is that WSTL is not by definition the winner--unless they are deployed. << At this point in time DSC/Westell is the only vendor that has a contract with Bell Atlantic. I'm confident that Lucent will be included in the contract, but it hasn't been announced yet. I have a feeling AFC will be included, but again nothing has been announced. When BA announces that ADSL will ONLY go through a DSC Litespan unit, I take that on face value. Your statement that Bell Atlantic COULD select another vendor is true with ANY CONTRACT. Why don't you tell us who else is going to be included in the Bell Atlantic contract. Should I ignore what Bell Altantic has announced? >> Additionally, GTE CLEC is not GTE ILEC. << I've been stating that since yesterday on the Westell thread. The GTE ILEC will announce in 1Q98, with initial deployments. AMTX and Westell have been in trial for over a year with the GTE ILEC division. >> From my contacts, lets just say DSC and WSTL are not best friends. << I could care less. That partnership was created because Bell Atlantic wanted a DSC/Westell solution. >> I also would think BA would require WSTL to conduct interoperability testing among other vendor ATU-R units. << Please provide some additional detail. Which vendors are working with Westell on interoperability? >> If you look at the advantages of ADSL modems versus cable modems, one thing that leaps to mind is multiple user destinations and multiple PCs in the house. << How many homes have two working PC's today? I don't view this as a big advantage for ADSL. I'll be happy to see one PC in the home. I presently have a Cisco 1003 ISDN router at home for my PC. I don't need the routing function, for a single PC setup. It was a waste of money. >> WSTL desperately needs some talent acquisition in this area. << Westell will make an acquistion. You are starting to sound like a COMS/USRX employee... until later