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To: Scrapps who wrote (21884)	9/22/1998 3:55:00 PM
From: joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45548

update to the "com.com.com last call" earnings estimate MONIKER EARNINGS BEST GUESS. ------- --------------------------- Arnold $.24 Bill Coenen $.30 Brad (Phoenix) $.23 Bruce $.28 Dan $.29 David Halliday $.23 David Lawrence $.23 FUZFO $.23 Jim Bender $.23 joe $.26 johnathan $.23 Karun $.21 madtyrolean $.25 Mang $.22 Matt $.25 Mark Gilbert $.23 Pat Hughes $.27 Scrapps $.25 Steve P. $.325 Tech M. $.22 Tim Luke $.24 TWICK $.26 ............................... Number of estimates: 22 Average $.248 Low $.21 High $.325 First Call $.21 Reported Whisper $.23

To: Scrapps who wrote (21884)	10/31/1998 11:52:00 AM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45548

ADSL Faces Service Snafus; Cable Connects in More Areas Computer Retail Week - November 02, 1998, Issue: 225 Section: News Waltham, Mass. - ADSL standards are here, but a workable retail model for the technology has yet to emerge. Telephone companies are trying various models for delivering ADSL to consumers, such as including it in PC bundles and in packages sold by Internet service providers. Few sell their products and services in retail stores. "The U.S. market is taking longer than we'd hoped," said Al Brisard, director of marketing and business development for 3Com. Brisard said a major obstacle is obtaining accurate information about ADSL deployment. "The last thing we want to do is have [a customer] buy a modem and find they can't get [A]DSL, and have it returned," he said. Placing its ADSL modems on retail shelves is 3Com's eventual goal, Brisard said. Marshall Toplanksy, a consultant with the Chicago-based Core Strategies, said telephone companies are unfamiliar with the channel. "They're technical people. They've probably not thought [distribution] issues through," he said. The cable industry, meanwhile, is testing retail programs in several cities. Toplanksy said that the cable companies "seem to be doing all the right things." Brisard agreed, saying that the cable industry is moving quicker than telcos to provide service to consumers. Pilot programs launched during the past two years in Jacksonville, Fla.; the San Diego area; New Brunswick, Canada; and other places have made cable modems available to consumers. Cable service provider MediaOne launched the largest such deal in New England last month, with 17 Circuit City outlets in the region. In those stores, customers may buy a Bay Networks cable modem for a $199 suggested retail price. TCI.Net, a subsidiary of cable operator TCI, this month plans to start offering the AtHome Internet service to customers in Spokane, Wash. 3Com will sell its cable modems at area stores, including CompUSA, said William Markey, director of marketing for 3Com's business development unit. Meanwhile, few relationships among ADSL providers and retailers have been announced, even though the International Telecommunications Union earlier this month approved ADSL standards. The highest-profile deal, between Bell Atlantic and CompUSA outlets in Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., does not include the sale of ADSL modems. Participating CompUSA stores sell ADSL service over the phone with the participation of a Bell Atlantic representative. Customers at those stores buy the modems from Bell Atlantic. CompUSA could not be reached for comment at press time. Other Baby Bells are taking different approaches. Bell Canada sells its ADSL service through ISPs. BellSouth sells its service through Bellsouth.net, its ISP unit. Both companies said they do not intend to offer ADSL through retail. Direct-seller Dell Computer, meanwhile, plans to launch ADSL service as an option for consumers early next year. Dell has service agreements in place with Bell Atlantic, SBC Communications and US West. Cisco Systems will provide ADSL modems for that venture. Copyright ® 1998 CMP Media Inc. o~~~ O