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To: bill c. who wrote (10921)	5/20/1998 5:35:00 PM
From: bill c.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21342

BellSouth Sets August Date For ADSL (05/20/98; 3:06 p.m. EST) By Margie Semilof, Computer Reseller News BellSouth on Wednesday became the latest regional Bell operating company to reveal it will deliver high-speed Internet access services to its major markets. BellSouth, Atlanta, will deliver its FastAccess service, which uses asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) technology, to 30 of its major markets starting in late August 1998. The service will be sold in New Orleans; Atlanta; Birmingham, Ala.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Raleigh, N.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., this year, and in 23 additional markets by the end of 1999, company officials said. BellSouth has faced some special challenges delivering this high-speed Internet service because its network has a high percentage of digital loop carriers (DLC), said Beth Gage, senior broadband consultant at Telechoice, a Verona, N.J., consulting firm. DLCs are remote terminals used to terminate phone connections in rural communities, which are then connected to central office switches. Gage estimated roughly 70 percent of phone connections are served on DLCs, which also need to be served by ADSL. In addition, DLCs are often small, with space and power constraints. The good news is once the user is past the DLC, the loops are short so it is easier to get this high-speed access, Gage said. The FastAccess service pricing will start at $49.95. There is a onetime charge of $199.95 for equipment and $99.95 for installation, BellSouth said. Like many carriers, BellSouth has been working through its ADSL trials. The RBOC earlier this year signed on with numerous computer companies and carriers in the formation of the Universal ADSL Working Group, an organization formed to ensure standards among all ADSL service providers and hardware manufacturers. techweb.com

To: bill c. who wrote (10921)	5/20/1998 6:59:00 PM
From: Trey McAtee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21342

bill-- anyone else working on a DLC solution with DSC or LU? i know AWRE is working on a g.lite implementation with DSC, but i havent heard much about it recently...maybe it has been scuttled. if not, this looks like a WSTL win, or at least a partial win<G>. the important thing is that BS wasnt even on anyones radar as a WSTL potential, so getting any part of them will be extremely positive for the stock, IMHO. good luck to all, trey