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Technology Stocks : America On-Line: will it survive ...? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mark Oliver who wrote (9420)	4/8/1998 4:09:00 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13594

If it ever comes about, I'm sure the DSL pricing will be more, around that $39-49 range (as far as I can guess, anyway). The questions about cable and a bundled package bring up a good point. Although, I'm not sure if they would be able to survive with such a low price! Currently, the prevelent charge for cable modem access is around $40 or so. My cable tv bill hovers around $35. Essentially, at the price you quote they would be "giving away" one of the services. Doesn't seem feasible. I'm not sure how many consumers are awaiting cable access. All I know is that the members of SI are usually a tech savvy bunch, and therefore crave bandwith - we are not a good litmus test for the average consumer. Most would be happy with a dial-up, I'm not sure how many would balk at paying $40 for a higher speed connection. It is always possible for AOL to partner with a major cable service provider - and this could happen if consumers demand cable. But right now, I don't see it. BTW, you can access AOL via cable modem right now. S.