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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (3026)	3/6/1999 1:36:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 12823

Mike, I was hoping that the article you posted would hit the nail on the head. It was instructive to a point, but reiterated many of the old refrains we've been hearing from newly enlightened journos over the past two years. Dave Horne and I have been dissecting the finer points of this issue in the ATHM thread. You may want to view some of those opinions there, as we get a little closer to some od the architectural issues that make a difference, not only for DSL but for cable modem as well. Three posts in particular, beginning with Message 8178429 Comments welcome, as always. Regards, Frank Coluccio

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (3026)	3/6/1999 6:53:00 PM
From: Phil Jacobson	Respond to of 12823

Now I understand why Compaq and Microsoft got together and just said, "We are putting these DSL-Lite (G.LITE) modems in. We standardized it and we paid for it. Now you telephone people do your part." But as far as I can tell, no phone company has really responded in force? Sounds like that could even have been a waste of money for Compaq and the consumer if the phone companies don't latch on. Any news on this? This isn't exactly an answer, but in a related note a certain very large switch vendor is going out of its way to get ISPs and CLECs to rollout its DSL equipment. They'll provide whatever it takes to make it happen including skewed business cases. Why? Obvious to me - the ultimate revenue stream for this is from the ILECs but the market won't take off until there's more competition. My company bit, then backed off when it became obvious the pricing models required could never hold. Phil