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To: Chemsync who wrote (15261)	2/22/1999 10:27:00 AM
From: Chemsync	Respond to of 21342

A note on D-Slams gleaned from Broadband Week, Feb.22,1999 multichannel.com To date, DSLAMs (DSL-access multiplexers) have been too large and environmentally vulnerable to be installed at RTs, which means that residents of many suburban and newer construction areas -- constituting some of the most attractive market segments -- can't get the service. In BellSouth's case, this means that 40 percent to 45 percent of the potential customer base is unreachable over the current platform, said John Goldman, spokesman for BellSouth Telecommunications. But Alcatel Alsthom, as well as other vendors supplying other carriers, is promising delivery of miniaturized, environmentally hardened DSLAMs this year, prompting BellSouth to anticipate extension of service into DLC-served areas by midyear, if not sooner, Goldman said. .

To: Chemsync who wrote (15261)	2/22/1999 10:37:00 AM
From: Vladimir Zelener	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21342

Steve, Correct me if I am wrong, but AOL did not get an 'open access' (whatever it means) to BEL high bandwidth access. Bell Atlantic will surcharge a subscriber extra $20 for ADSL connection to AOL. I am sure AOL could get similar(if not better) contracts from @Home and Roadrunner. AOL is not a competitor to RBOCs in the telephone biz, but MCI-Worlcom is. If they will give them a freeby in ADSL high bandwidth for the sake of competition agains @athome and roadrunner, they might a. undercut their own competivness in high bandwidth and b. allow MCI-Worldcom grab some local voice (over ADSL) lines and c. make it more difficult for themselves in the near future to enter LD biz and compete against MCI-Worldcom and ATT.