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To: hal jordan who wrote (11143)	6/2/1998 7:42:00 PM
From: hal jordan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21342

Here is the key in Sprint's PR: Sprint's long distance network is already built and covers the entire United States. Its reach will be extended through metropolitan broadband networks (BMAN) available in 36 major markets nationwide in 1998 and in a total of 60 major markets in 1999. These BMAN networks will allow Sprint ION to pass within proximity of 70 percent of large businesses without having to utilize Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). For smaller business locations, telecommuters, small/home office users and consumers who may not have access to BMANs, ION supports a myriad of the emerging broadband access services, such as DSL. Ok, that means consumers and lots of others will still use DSL. Sounds like it is completely based on Cisco product. From the 70% of businesses near a sonet ring, sounds like Sprint will use a sonet drop to the business--possibly IP over sonet virtual tributaries. Sprint is a long ways off from killing our market. Gotta hand it their PR people to make it sound like the next best thing to peanut butter and jelly. Hal

To: hal jordan who wrote (11143)	6/2/1998 9:35:00 PM
From: bill c.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21342

[ Analysts Sour On Sprint Network Plans ] (06/02/98; 8:24 p.m. ET) By Mo Krochmal, TechWeb Technology analysts are unsure whether Sprint can pull off the ambitious network plans it unveiled in New York Tuesday, and some went so far as to accuse the telecommunications company of promoting services it may not be able to offer.... techweb.com