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To: HVN who wrote (773)	5/21/1998 10:57:00 PM
From: Chip Anderson	Respond to of 3376

No need to get personal. Coverage is in the eye of the beholder. Everyone needs speed, especially if it is affordable. Again, MCOM is about _mobile_ computing at good price/performance ratios. Landline speeds are irrelevant. If you are in an MCOM coverage area, there is no better solution at this time. When MCOM's Autobahn arrives, the situation will be even better. HVN knows this, but I'll repeat it for any newcomers. When Paul Allen bought a controlling interest in MCOM last fall, he put most of MCOM's energies into getting the Autobahn technology out as quickly as possible. He specifically curtailed their marketing and coverage expansions plans - but rest assured that MCOM will crank those areas back up as soon as Autobahn enters beta testing. No dates have been officially announced, but the end of this year is when it is widely expected. Chip