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To: Jim Lou who wrote (21215)	3/4/1998 11:41:00 AM
From: Purebull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36349

Some interesting info on Corp. roll out of DSL by U S West. I would also caution that while U.S. West's DSL rollout looks enticing.....BEWARE OF HIDDEN CHARGES!!!! The corporate connections available from USW @ speeds incremented in 3Mbps lots, come with a hidden (and unadvertised) ATM port charge ($1,700.00/mo.). This charge is over and above the charge for bandwidth ($967.00/mo. for 1st 3Mbps, ~$300.00/mo. for each additional 3Mbps increment), placing the total charge for a 6Mbps DSL backbone connection @ $2,967.00/mo. I would hardly call this competitive!!!!! Scot R. Vrolyk Senior Systems Engineer Brooks / WorldCom Tucson, AZ. (520)918-8058