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To: Don Dorsey who wrote (38928)	2/12/1999 8:08:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

sharing the love... Strategy: MediaOne Still Leads on Retail Paradigm with OpenCable Deals 02/09/99 CABLEFAX (c) 1999 Phillips Business Information, Inc. MediaOne [UMG] will upgrade 2 systems during the 2Q using the OpenCable platform and OpenCable-compliant vendors in another demonstration of the MSO's leadership in the pursuit of the retail paradigm for future cable-based services. It will be sharing the love in its leadership, after employing a new sense-of-industry decorum by informing other MSOs of its plans and insuring that its ground- breaking foray would be consistent with the OpenCable mission. "This move is a giant step for both MediaOne and the cable industry" Jan Peters said in another sighting. The deals are pretty straight- forward. In 1 yet-to-be-announced system, MediaOne will deploy GI [GIC] headends, software and set-tops, while in another it will use Canal+'s open software platform, DiviCom 's headends and Phillips' set- tops. MediaOne is careful to explain that the deals are just initial agreements to get the ball rolling, and that it is looking for other vendors, such as S-A [SFA] and Pioneer, to get on board. The initiative will focus first on the operations and vendor side of OpenCable, evaluating competitive products and situation responses with an eye toward bringing the approach to eventual consumer participation. "Retail is the path MediaOne is on," says its Tracy Hollingsworth, but first things first.