Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : AMD:News, Press Releases and Information Only! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Paul Engel who wrote (5401)	4/4/1998 11:55:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Respond to of 6843

I knew that would get your goat. I think that Intel has reached a plateau, and lower earnings and a decline will make it drop. This FCC rule to allow local telcos to charge 9 cents per minute will imoact the web dramatically, so much so that it will be softened, but even 1 cent per minute will have a chilling effect. 60 cents per hour for a 2 hour a day user(like me) will turn to $36 plus taxes per month. SInce most now pay $10-25 per month for assorted time access(10 hours to no limit) it will triple to quintuple costs. To be sure Wave cable modem will love it and in areas where they co-exist wave will grab share. Most other areas have only the telcos. One hopes that the FCC will allow this fee only in areas where there is wave competition and forbid it in monopoly areas. Bill