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To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (7906)	5/23/1998 9:02:00 PM
From: Harry Sharp	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

>>>>Well perhaps you didn't catch the Motorola/Teledesic deal this week. Guess who owns a piece of Teledesic and guess what the product is: a low level satellite system that will provide digital access to voice and data. That is a replacement for ISP's and the Bells worldwide.<<<< Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Teledesic a one-way system? That is, unless you can afford a transmitter powerful enough to reach the satellite from your home, you will still need a phone line or cable for the return channel to the nearest transmitter. This transmitter will communicate your request to the bird which will send the web pages you want to view. As long as the Bells/ISPs must provide this necessary link to the bird seems like they are still in a very powerful position.