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To: WTC who wrote (2952)	2/25/1999 8:38:00 PM
From: G.F.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Why doesn't someone build a modem that can handle any and all of the different pipes out there? GF

To: WTC who wrote (2952)	2/25/1999 8:56:00 PM
From: Bernard Levy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi WTC: I was speaking broadly about regulation, not about specific regulatory frameworks. It is also true some cities have several competing cable companies. I agree that the FCC is caught in a tangled web of outdated rules. However, since cable companies will soon be offering phone service, and phone companies have the potential to offer video service (say through VDSL), not looking at them within a unified regulatory approach is totally illogical based on pure technological considerations. I would hate to see the winners and losers arise of from FCC lobbying efforts, instead of free competition. Realistically, the prognosis does not look good, but we have come really a long way since Ma Bell's breakup in the mid-80s. Best regards, Bernard Levy