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To: Lost in New York who wrote (21231)	9/4/1998 11:38:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 45548

3Com, Inventor Issued Patent For 56-Kbps Modem Newsbytes - September 04, 1998 16:29 %PC %SFO COMS V%NEWSBYTES P%NBYT SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., 1998 SEP 4 (NB) -- By Sami Menefee, Newsbytes. 3Com Corporation [NASDAQ:COMS] announced that inventor Dr. Brent Townshend has been awarded the first of several patents for the pulse code modulation technology needed in V.90 or any other type of 56-kilobit-per-second (Kbps) analog modem. 3Com says it was the first company to "introduce and market a 56 Kbps desktop modem" and that Townshend's inventions "are believed to be fundamental," a critical part of the technology breakthrough leading to the development of the 56 Kbps analog modem. Dale Walsh, 3Com's vice president of advanced development, said Townshend did the groundbreaking work so the firm could design a new product "that drastically improved analog modem connection speeds. His invention revolutionized the way people all over the world experience the Web." The patent was awarded while the modem industry is still recovering from incompatible formats pushed by Rockwell International Corp., and 3Com Corp. Earlier this year, the two firms settled their dispute, allowing a standards group and the industry to adopt a unified 56-Kbps standard, known as the V.90. When the dust settled from the modem format wars earlier this year and other modem makers agreed to the common standard, many companies contributed their own patented technologies, a Dow Jones report noted. However, 3Com carries an exclusive license to Townshend's technology under U.S. Patent Number 5,801,695. The firm says it will offer licenses to other manufactures for a "reasonable fee," about $1.25 a modem. The firm did not say whether it had any takers for the offer. Towshend has other patent applications pending and one wire service report said he filed a lawsuit against Rockwell last year over technology he believes he invented. 3Com has an Internet site at 3com.com . Reported by Newsbytes News Network: newsbytes.com . 15:08 CST (19980904/WIRES LEGAL, BUSINESS, PC, TELECOM/)

To: Lost in New York who wrote (21231)	9/6/1998 7:27:00 PM
From: joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

Dave, >>Are you in a location where Bell Atlantic is offering ADSL currently/soon? You weren't precise in defining your location.<< My neighborhood isn't on the list, but some of the surrounding neighborhoods are listed to be serviced. Maybe, they'll get to me in '99. Here's the pricing. Unless somebody is a serious net user, these prices are steep. Their OK for businesses, but for the home user, it seems like the cheapest is $40.00/month. IMO, eventually, people may be more open to paying this price, but not for a while. Plus, Bell Atlantic, I bet, will have all sorts of problems making it work right, and customers will not be getting all that they think they'll be getting...similar to pre v.90 difficulties. joe Personal Infospeed (Infospeed 640 Kbps & Bell Atlantic.net) $59.95 Professional Infospeed (Infospeed 1.6 Mbps & Bell Atlantic.net) $109.95 Power Infospeed (Infospeed 7.1 Mbps & Bell Atlantic.net) $189.95 Infospeed 640 Kbps $39.95 Infospeed 1.6 Mbps $59.95 Infospeed 7.1 Mbps $109.95 One-time charges include the following: Service Connection Charge: $99.00 DSL Modem: $325.00 Turnkey Home Installation: $99.00