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To: Zephod who wrote (10360)	4/26/1998 7:43:00 PM
From: Zephod	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21342

Forbes letters "In your February 23 issue of Forbes ASAP, Rich Karlgaard writes of Bob Metcalfe's quest to break down the RBOC's stranglehold on the local telco business in an effort to increase competition and drive prices down. (George Gilder writes later in the same issue of "the ADSL Dilemma.")..." "My firm, FMHC, has partnered with Westell Technologies in an effort to bring xDSL technology and its comparably inexpensive bandwidth to the public. By going from building owner to building owner, we have decided to take xDSL to the people and sidestep the telcos..." 207.87.27.10

To: Zephod who wrote (10360)	4/28/1998 12:36:00 AM
From: Zephod	Respond to of 21342

>>>Looks like Westell is working with an ISP [ISP Supplement] XDSL: A High-Wire Act "...regional ISPs...in order to grow their businesses [they] need to deploy new technologies and services in new markets with new prices... ...XDSL is giving ISPs a quick way into the lucrative business market, a solid means to new revenue and differentiation from the competition ...service rollouts are gaining momentum. According to Greg Cline, a principal analyst at BRG, 35 percent of ISPs will deploy xDSL this year. And those ISPs will experience a 40 percent increase in revenue, thanks to the value-added services the technology will enable them to sell. The big plus for xDSL technology is that ISPs can offer it to their business customers as an alternative to costly leased lines. It's an easy sell: more bandwidth for less money." Full text @ zdnet.com