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To: Craig Rogers who wrote (4660)	1/22/1999 11:07:00 AM
From: David Harker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

If AT&T Worldnet goes to ATHM, that makes ATHM the ISP for those dial-up subscribers. ATHM has lots of content currently meant for broadband users (the CD-quality sound, great video "channels", etc). It would seem to me that ATHM should use this ability to provide a broadband experience to keep those Worldnet customers and give them a better online experience. This could be done by getting Worldnet customers from areas NOT served by ATHM's cable partners to upgrade to DSL (yeah, I know people don't like that word here). ATHM would have more users of its broadband "portal", and a larger "mindshare". More broadband viewers = more advertising dollars, etc. Since it would not compete w/ ATHM's cable internet service (due to geographic location of those Worldnet customers) this would seem a great use of the broadband content that ATHM already provides.