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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (1103)	6/8/1998 6:06:00 AM
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Ron I always liked that crystal ball held in hand two - wish they kept it. U S WEST to Launch Second 20-City Wave of Lightning-Fast ADSL Internet Service; PR Newswire - June 05, 1998 08:47 USW %TLS %PDT V%PRN P%PRN Will Complete Deployment of Always-on 'Web-tone' to Homes and Businesses in 40 Cities by July Affordable, Ultra-Fast Digital Service Lets Customers Use Single Phone Line to Simultaneously Surf the Internet While Making Voice or Fax Calls; Already Deployed in 20 Cities in U S WEST Region DENVER, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In its first move as an independent telecommunications and data company, the new U S WEST today announced the second 20-city wave of its industry-leading, mass-market deployment of ultra- fast ADSL integrated Internet and voice service. The new service, which will reach more than 40 cities by the end of July, promises to revolutionize how people use the Internet by bringing always-on, no-wait -- 'web-tone' -- the data equivalent of dial-tone -- to millions of homes and offices across America. U S WEST MegaBit Services' ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) debuts next in Washington State in mid-June, and is already available in more than 20 cities in U S WEST's region. It lets customers transmit both data and voice calls over turbocharged existing phone lines, and eliminates the headaches of working on-line with its affordable high-speed bandwidth and "plug-and-play" ease of use. "This new service will revolutionize how Americans use the Internet. Ultra-fast 'web-tone' makes all the difference. Now, working on-line is as easy as picking up the phone or changing the channel on your TV," said Sol Trujillo, president and CEO of the new U S WEST. "Best of all, millions of customers can get it today. A lot of companies promise big changes with new technology some time in the distant future. We're offering this service right now -- not just to a few high-end users, but to homes and offices across the region." U S WEST MegaBit Services dramatically improves people's Internet and data network experience because: * Customers can make or receive phone calls over the same line while simultaneously surfing the Internet; * It offers speeds from 256 kbps to 7 Mbps -- up to 250 times faster than traditional modems; * The service offers a continuous 'always-on' digital connection, letting customers simply open their Internet browser software to get access. No dial- up is required, eliminating annoying busy signals; * Customers get their own private link to the Internet -- over their existing phone line -- increasing security and reliability, and eliminating traffic jams from sharing copper or fiber-optic lines with other users. "MegaBit Services turns existing phone lines into high-speed data pipelines," said Joe Zell, president, U S WEST !NTERPRISE Networking. "It lets our customers unleash the power and productivity of the Internet. It lets homes and offices across our region experience the benefits and bandwidth of high-speed data networking. And it finally makes telecommuting and telework viable business solutions." This spring, U S WEST deployed ADSL in a first wave of 20 markets, including Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins and Greeley, Colorado; Boise, Nampa and Meridian, Idaho; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Minneapolis, St. Paul and Rochester, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; Fargo, North Dakota; and Salt Lake City, Provo, Orem, Kearns, Murray, Bountiful, Clearfield, Farmington, Kaysville, Holladay, Utah. By the end of July, U S WEST plans to turn on MegaBit Services in more than 20 additional markets, for a total of 226 wire centers, serving 5.5 million customer lines in U S WEST's 14 states: Tim