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To: Cliff Daniel who wrote (6224)	9/17/1998 8:38:00 PM
From: Radim Parchansky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15313

Revenues: the way it was explained to me by MS is that FNTN business works like a phone company but with much higher rates. Saying that it would mean some sign up fee and then per usage fee. I do not know if FNTN offers plans on fixed bases (I do not think so) as well or for that fact if they have any sign up fee (again I do not think so). I can follow up with questions like that in the future, my yesterday conversation was more about what's important and not all details of their operation. With regard to how they will collect revenues my impression was that majority would come from rates per time spent using FNTN service. FNTN does look like a good company within BB stocks, I do my DD to justify the risk. I have closed all positions in BB world and increased position in FNTN (I do not report to Lukers (sp?) corner). For 90% of BB stocks some of your views do apply but this one IMO is within the 10% that have very good chance to make it. Radim

To: Cliff Daniel who wrote (6224)	9/17/1998 9:42:00 PM
From: Jim Porter	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 15313

I am no one to appraise someone else's questions, but in my opinion, your post # 6224 Message 5779891 was very good and I hope I can speak for many on this thread, it was received with the intention of an honest question, stating a point, and (for the lack of another term) very gentleman like. Thank you! I would like to offer a possible comparison to your point about "you can not valuate a signed contract since revenues are generated according to usage". I might be wrong, but I think MCI started out simply charging for usage. Another would be any toll road or toll bridge. Yes, granted some of these have not even approached profitability, much less break-even; however, there are more then a few that do generate profits. As a mater of fact, we have several "Private Toll Roads" right here in Southern California and, please believe me, no one would have invested that type of money, to build a road, if the numbers had not worked out in advance. How much was government subsidy? At the present time, I do not know the answer to that. However it is the concept of a "Private Toll Road" that I am offering. The bottom line is "Positive Revenues". .......-jp