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To: pat mudge who wrote (41558)	3/30/1998 2:35:00 PM
From: gbh	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 61433

then their goal was 50/200 --- meaning $50 Internet fee and $200 for modems Pat, the $200 ADSL modem is a very attainable goal. After all, the chip guys are in control of their own destiny on this. Unfortunately, TI, or MSFT, CPQ and the other guy I forgot, just have no control over deployment by the telcos, and more importantly pricing. I just don't see $50 per month 8mb DSL any time soon. Now DSL lite might (not a very likely might) be able get under the $50 barrier. I've seen this played out any anywhere from 128Kb to 1Mb. If we could get say 500Kb (10x todays best rate for most of us) for $50, this could drive the next networking explosion. Then from there, another 10x to 5Mbs might be reasonable. Realistic time frame, at least 5 years.