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To: HVN who wrote (178)12/29/1998 4:07:00 PM
From: MangoBoy  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 720
 
<< they are 'acquiring' their customer base with a lower cost structure - and in the process raising thresholds to so that it won't be easy for the incumbants to steal them back when they get their act together. >>

what do you mean by "lower cost structure"? RCN paid a lot for those ISPs, is piling on a lot of debt. i don't understand the "raising thresholds" part either. one-stop shopping is not always better.