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To: sillen who wrote (3411)	12/16/1998 9:39:00 AM
From: Boplicity	Respond to of 29970

re: The FCC is also feeling the heat to provide a noticeable change for the consumer and as I earlier have pointed out that itself will make them not stop the AT&T/TCI deal. You hit the nail right head, when the FCC approves the merger between T and TCI ATHM is going to explode to the upside. I'm having a hard time deciding between adding to my AOL or ATHM, so much so, I keep adding to both. Greg

To: sillen who wrote (3411)	12/16/1998 11:58:00 AM
From: ahhaha	Respond to of 29970

They can't stop the demand for bandwidth, but they can interfere with or slow down the supply of more bandwidth. They have done this by the anti-competitive move to manipulate the RBOCs into opening their local markets. The FCC sees this move as competitive, but it is exactly the opposite. If they want RBOCs to open their local markets, they should allow them and anyone else access to the long haul. The local to long constraint is a major disincentive for the companies to build needed infra-structure to support greater bandwidth. The FCC is trying to control how the market evolves. If it won't go the way they perceive is appropriately fair by their arbitrary standard of fair, they will stand in the way and refute or confound any attempt to expand the market. The consequence is the same of all socialistic results, stagnation. Everyone loves the cost of paying the protection money in order to be protected from their own best interest. When they start getting really angry, they'll blame the companies. It seems to be impossible to admit where the true fault lies.