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To: Chemsync who wrote (29776)	12/8/1997 11:33:00 AM
From: ratan lal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

SG << The DSL service is expected to compete with the Baby Bells, including Pacific Bell in the Bay Area, which are rolling out their own high-speed Net access. But they face stiff competition from cable-modem service providers as well, including @Home in the Bay Area. >>. They cant compete with cable modem to the homes. Their pricing is outrageous. At that rate even I would get into the business. ratan

To: Chemsync who wrote (29776)	12/8/1997 1:53:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 31386

[Covad] <<<Covad says its network connects the central office to a corporation using a private network. It is privately held and funded by E.M. Warburg Pincus, Crosspoint Ventures, and Intel. >>> Steve -- I see this as good news. Hit the corporate customers first with the higher rates, build up your customer base, slowly lower the rates, and then bring in the residential business. I like the backing, too. The swell is just beginning to form and by January-February, the waves should be ready to break. "Surf's up," indeed! Check out today's LATimes business section for the 8-page ad for IBM's e-Commerce. You'll see Integrion mentioned on page three as the partnership formed by IBM, and 16 of North America's largest banks, and VISA/USA. They provide the backbone for Internet banking and electronic commerce. integrion.net integrion.net integrion.net Through IBM's e-commerce success we get a glimpse of where the Net's going. I find it absolutely fascinating, and, of course, the more the Internet proliferates, the more users will clamor for speed. More later -- Pat