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To: Leeza Rodriguez who wrote (1138)	7/20/1998 2:20:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3873

Leeza, >>Thus, companies which commingle all the various types of body fluids (voice, data, etc.) into one pipe will reap some interesting arbitrage opportunities.<< While that is true, I don't really know just how far that rule extends. Let me ask you a question. Will this general rule hold true for ILEC's offerings over wireless and DSL, and such offerings as FON's ION, when they begin to offer hybrids in the last mile? Let's just focus on the voice component right now. Regards, Frank C.

To: Leeza Rodriguez who wrote (1138)	7/20/1998 3:42:00 PM
From: johnr	Respond to of 3873

Leeza, <<<According to the April 10 FCC document, hybrid services are informational/enhanced services and NOT telecommunications.>>> That is true for now, but there will probably some sort of regulation eventually. The commissioners' responses suggest that they will examine it closely in the near future. The Report itself says that whatever ways IP Telephony is found to fall under the definition of a 'telecommunications service', it will be subject to regulation (mandatory from the 1996 Act). There are many reasons and pressures on both sides of this debate. What type of regulation is the big question. Paying USF charges is not as big a deal, only around 4% of revenues. Regardless, it appears that corporate IP voice/fax/video/data over intranet/extranet will not be subject to this regulation. John Roberts