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To: Scotsman who wrote (3164)	3/18/1999 6:52:00 AM
From: Scotsman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6846

I asked this question on the MFNX board. Perhaps some could share some technical light for me. I wonder, does anyone think that eventually we will have fiber optic modems? Glass from end to end. The ultimate in speed. I mean, regardless of MFNX using fiber infracity, or Qwest using fiber intercity, if you have an inch of copper connecting your computer to it, have you really gained the bandwidth goal for speed, or is this the same bottleneck you would have if you had copper end to end. Comments?

To: Scotsman who wrote (3164)	3/18/1999 7:00:00 AM
From: Robert Scott	Respond to of 6846

I believe they bought capacity from Qwest and have dedicated facilities too. So while they don't actually own their own network, their agreement is probably long term (usually around 20-25 years) so for all practical purposes they do own it.