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To: NickSE who wrote (46281)	6/4/1998 12:40:00 PM
From: Lee	Respond to of 176387

Caisson,..Re:<< Who is actually going to pay $70/month minimum for DSL? >> It's not exactly off topic since PCs will have an option to have ADSL modems this year I understand and that's why this whole subject started. Also, the RBOCS may say today that they will make those ridiculous charges; however, Sprint has already announced plans to enter this market at consumer cost savings of up to 70%. They specifically mentioned xDSL functions. biz.yahoo.com cut the cost to deliver a typical voice telephone call by more than 70 percent, Sprint said. I think they just threw down the gauntlet? Regards, Lee

To: NickSE who wrote (46281)	6/4/1998 3:04:00 PM
From: rudedog	Respond to of 176387

Prior to ADSL I was paying $65 / month for ISDN service and an additional $60 / month for unlimited ISDN access at my ISP so I'm actually saving money. I'm not sure I'm a typical user, but I know a lot of people who don't think this is much to pay for unlimited high speed access. The RBOCs were reluctant for the exact reason you mention, but have jumped on because otherwise they may get displaced - better to canabilize than go without dinner.

To: NickSE who wrote (46281)	6/4/1998 10:09:00 PM
From: Meathead	Respond to of 176387

$70 a month is relatively cheap. Fractional T1 is extremely expensive. For the kind of dedicated bandwidth ADSL offers it's a bargain. Prices will drop to more reasonable levels as well. I never bought the shared bandwidth limitations of cable modems... it's a no brainer as to which technology will prevail. MEATHEAD

To: NickSE who wrote (46281)	6/5/1998 5:48:00 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

06:54 PM ET 06/03/98 Dell-Europeans balk at moving for jobs LANGEN, Germany, June 3 (Reuters) - Dell Computer Corp on Wednesday urged Germans and other Europeans to become more mobile and flexible in pursuit of the high-paying jobs being created by the computer industry. The company, the world's second largest PC supplier, said it was struggling to fill the 600 European jobs and the 50 to 60 German jobs it creates each quarter. "It is very hard to find good people in Europe today," said Dell Europe chief Jan Gesmar-Larsen at a news conference. "We would like to hire more. We are about 1,000 short in Europe right now." Gesmar-Larsen said that Europeans often hesitate to move to new cities for job opportunities. "It's not just getting someone to move from Stockholm to Frankfurt. It's hard to get someone to move from Munich to Frankfurt," he said. Chairman and founder Michael Dell said that, in the United States, Dell regularly recruits employees to its Austin, Texas, headquarters from other cities. In the U.S. Dell hires between 100 and 150 people per week. It employs about 18,000 worldwide, including 5,500 in Europe and about 400 in Germany. ((Neal Boudette, Frankfurt Newsroom, +49 69 756525, frankfurt.newsroom@reuters.com))