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Technology Stocks : Data Race (NASDAQ: RACE) NEWS! 2 voice/data/fax: ONE LINE! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Techteam who wrote (28381)	3/27/1998 7:55:00 PM
From: Kashish King	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33268

The point that these emerging technologies are rapidly converging on large consumer markets is interesting but a potential RACE investor has more to consider in terms of BT's prospects than emerging technology. There's the stark reality of its failure to date and the underlying reason for that failure. VOIP may as well be VOPL (Voice Over Power Lines) in some geographic areas, so what's the reason for BT's failure? It turns out you can e-mail, fax, and make voice calls without sinking hard-earned dollars into a proprietary system which only works with select PBX systems -- a larger problem than *select* geographic areas but I stopped counting the absurdities in his arguments long ago. I don't need BT when I have on off-the-shelf modem, perhaps a cellular phone as well. BT only offers minor conveniences at a very large logistical cost in terms of installation and maintenance. The competition has it right: there is a market for remote connectivity with the corporate PBX but that market is best served using ISDN connections. The roaming employee, as opposed to the remotely anchored ones, have all the telecommunications services they need without resorting to, or subjecting their home-bound colleagues to, something like BT. It's no secret why BT has failed, what's all the fuss about?