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To: Dug who wrote (14273)	12/8/1998 8:39:00 PM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21342

GREAT NEWS concerning AOL, ADSL, BA, & thereby WSTL: washingtonpost.com "...the Dulles firm [AOL] is negotiating with several regional phone companies, including Bell Atlantic Corp., to offer AOL-branded high-speed Internet access using the companies' phone lines, sources said. Bell Atlantic and other local carriers already are beginning to offer so-called digital subscriber line (DSL) service, which offers a variety of access speeds that are 11 to 250 times faster than traditional phone lines. AOL and the phone companies have a common rival: cable TV companies, which are gradually upgrading their lines to offer similar high-speed Internet services using cable modem technology. The cable industry is promoting its At Home modem service, which offers both exclusive content and Internet connections in competition with AOL and the phone industry, respectively. AOL has urged federal regulators not to approve AT&T Corp.'s planned purchase of cable TV giant -- and principal At Home investor -- Tele-Communications Inc. unless the merged company makes its high-speed cable lines available to competing Internet providers, such as AOL." Sounds like AOL may help push ADSL, Westell and BA. All the best, Michael