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To: Dug who wrote (14380)	12/19/1998 10:01:00 AM
From: Michael F. Donadio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21342

Dug, thanks for the warm greeting. Goodwill seems all the more precious in these troubled times. I extend the greeting to others. Great news from Sprint. It shows that they will break open the local loop with or without the Bell companies: techweb.com Sprint Will Build Its Own DSL Network (12/17/98, 8:09 p.m. ET) By Margie Semilof, TechWeb Sprint on Thursday said it will build its own local high-speed access links to its next-generation network platform, rather than wait for regional Bell companies to release their services. ... **** Until now, Sprint had planned to procure DSL service from the local carriers and competitive local exchange carriers. Rather than wait for those services to develop, however, the long distance carrier said it decided to develop its own service for "the last mile." ... **** Sprint's plan to use the RBOC's unbundled copper is thorny because of some ongoing regulatory issues, and they were afraid that customers would balk at the wait. The carrier probably looked at the cost and said, "we can do this for the same amount of money," Pierce said. Happy Holidays, Michael