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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (17212)	9/14/1998 10:13:00 PM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 164684

That sounds great but what the article doesn't allude to is the fact that most of the "broadcast enabled" PCs will be bandwidth crippled. Many newer PCs today have the ability to do broadcast video/audio but the clunky phone connection to the home/small office will remain the major obstacle for years to come. For instance, here in Seattle, one of the areas seeing early roll-out of ADSL technology, only a few hundred thousand households will have access to it over the next couple of years. Given that, only a few tens of thousands are likely to sign up to pay the higher rates. I tried to get DSL service from US West. Although I am in one of the areas that are supposed to be blanketed with service, the phone company hasn't gotten around to upgrading the phone lines (stripping out the decades old analog line conditioning garbage). I can't get the service and US West would give me little clue as to when it might become available - great marketing; promise through slick ads that you have the hot new technology and then fail to deliver!) My PC should be able to handle streaming video and my new high resolution monitor should be able to display it - Maybe some new wireless outfit will finally come across with high bandwidth to the home/small office, but until then it's only a dream.