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To: ahhaha who wrote (2933)	10/24/1998 1:06:00 AM
From: Matt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

When are we going to here from HBO, Cinemax, Showtime...? High speed internet access will allow me to download video clips of anything I want to watch when I want to watch it. That will include movies. Why should I pay a middle man when I can go direct to a disbursing house and pay a nominal fee to view the latest blockbuster? High speed internet access is going to change alot of things and will disrupt many established businesses. If the FCC entertains AOLs complaint, they had better get a bigger door for all the complainers they will be greeting over the next 10 years. @Home is definitely going to need the might of AT&T behind them.

To: ahhaha who wrote (2933)	10/24/1998 8:33:00 AM
From: ERM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

We need to end this debate because, believe it or not, you and I agree more than you seem to realize. I understand your arguments. My point is simply that governments are not rational (witness the Digital TV rules for a recent example), and need to be watched carefully. Currently, any ATHM customer (and in fact any non AOL customer) can access AOL content for, I believe $4.95 a month, yet the noise out of D.C. continues. Why? (don't answer-it's rhetorical). You said "You either hold on faith or you sell". I'm with you in that I'm holding, but that's not to say I'm not going to continually evaluate the changing environment under which this company operates. Based on the level of detail in your discussion, you would seem to agree.