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To: Pigboy who wrote (30531)	2/11/1998 10:22:00 AM
From: hal jordan	Respond to of 31386

>Please correct me if I am wrong but WSTL SEEMS a better play now.< I agree, for now, WSTL seems the best play out there. I suspect we'll find out in due time, by the end of '98. Hal

To: Pigboy who wrote (30531)	2/11/1998 2:17:00 PM
From: pat mudge	Respond to of 31386

[MOT and BT join DSL consortium] Two posts on TI: exchange2000.com exchange2000.com And this you might find interesting if only for the strength of DSL to boost the economy and some of the descriptions that sound as though they were lifted off this thread. :)) Later -- Pat <<< California Manufacturers Association Seeks High-Speed Internet Access for Consumers and Business; Nearly 600,000 New California Jobs Created by 2001 With Expanded Bandwidth Business Wire - February 10, 1998 22:27 SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1998-- Senate Committee Seeks Solutions to the "World Wide Wait" More than 60 million Americans are currently using the Internet and that number is expected to double by 2001. To address this growing demand and seek solutions to significantly increase the speed with which users can access the vast informational resources of the Internet, State Senator Steve Peace (D-El Cajon) convened an informational hearing Tuesday to hear from the high-technology, manufacturing, law enforcement, healthcare, education, local government, environment, consumer, and telecommunications experts. "Anyone who has surfed the Internet knows how tediously slow the telephone network is," said Senator Peace. Internet users have long clamored for higher speeds. But more than simply helping Internet users, faster transfer of information can aid the delivery of vital social services, such as education, healthcare and criminal justice." "As the home of the high-tech industry, California should set the standard for excellence in telecommunications infrastructure and access to high-speed services for our citizens," said Ted Jenkins, Chairman of the Board of the California Manufacturers Association and Vice President of Corporate Licensing for Intel. "The rapid development of the information infrastructure is fundamental to California's economic, environmental and social development." The combination of new jobs and increased real economic activity will generate an estimated $64 billion in earnings for California workers over the next four years, or $1,300 each year for California's 12 million households, according to a study released Tuesday on the implications of increased telecommunications bandwidth for the California economy commissioned by the California Manufacturers Association. The study also found that expansion of real output as a result of expanded bandwidth will create an estimated 556,500 new jobs for Californians in all industries and sectors of the economy by 2001.(a) "Today, the desktop PC's ability to send and receive data is limited primarily by the 'size' of the wires linking these computers," said Jenkins. "Size means the bandwidth, or information capacity of the line. For example, sending or receiving a file filled with data to create a video picture on your computer, such as those being transmitted right now from the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, takes hours with a typical analog modem. With the latest available technologies, the same file could be transmitted in a few minutes or even seconds." ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) technology can transmit data 50 times faster than the fastest standard modem over regular phone lines. "The Internet is a way to link personal computers worldwide into a universal means of human communication, commerce and entertainment. Building bandwidth to take advantage of the potential of the Internet is like building the interstate highway system -- we already have fast cars -- now we just need the roads to drive on. If we only have side streets with traffic signals and potholes, it will soon be like I-5 closed at rush hour -- not a pleasant situation," said Jenkins. The phenomenal growth of the information technology sector is fueled by exciting new applications such as training the next generation workforce by expanding access to high quality teachers through distance learning; reducing the cost of government and improving the delivery of government services through electronic transactions and fast access to information for law enforcement; improving the quality of healthcare by reducing costs through remote monitoring, video diagnostics and information sharing between doctors, hospitals and patients; improving air quality and saving energy by reducing automobile trips for routine business transactions and commuting to work; improving lives of those with limited mobility such as senior citizens; and promoting the ability of small businesses to reach markets around the world, according to Jenkins. Jenkins urged the committee to listen to representatives of consumer groups, schools, medical providers and law enforcement, and realize the huge unmet demand for high speed consumer telecommunications service at prices Californians can afford. He also asked the committee to investigate why telecommunications companies have not yet deployed these services and what could be done to remove roadblocks or provide incentives to these companies to speed up their plans. "I encourage all stakeholders to come to agreement on how outdated rules should change and what role government should play in making California the national leader in mass deployment of affordable, high-speed telecommunications services." >>>>