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To: lml who wrote (3318)	4/6/1999 12:40:00 PM
From: John Stichnoth	Respond to of 12823

Thread--A couple of points. One, There has been a pretty good discussion of the viability of the coming satellite implementations, concentrating on wireless phones, over on the Gilder thread. I think the developing consensus is that the satellites, for phones, will provide an adjunct access to the cellular areas (when cellular is not available, your phone might roam to the satellites--presuming it has the right chip and antenna). The cost of this would be imbedded in your monthly bill, either hidden or as a $5 (say) option each month. The discussion here suggests another option: Can the coming satellites provide some wideband or midband access as a viable alternative to our slow telcos? Or at least will they be able to with G3 implementation? Second point (on FAP): It's not just Hughes, perhaps. Bell Atlantic just instituted a maximum 150 hours "unlimited" usage policy. Over 150 hours, and you pay something like $1 per hour. I think there is some backsliding among the ISP's in general on unlimited access. Best, JS

To: lml who wrote (3318)	4/7/1999 4:28:00 PM
From: Darren DeNunzio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

lml..regarding scalability I apologize if my post was unclear. I never meant that the DirecPC product was scalable, I was referring to wireless in general. I am not certain that the telco's are keen on investing a large chunk of change to upgrade their copper delivery system. Living in Los Angeles, you can see how little xDSL has penetrated this area. I live in Orange County and have a cable modem from MediaOne. I am currently experiencing near T1 (downstream) access, but at peak times, I can see a substantial decrease in speed. "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T Corp. is too busy after just closing its acquisition of cable group Tele-Communications Inc. to contemplate merging its At Home Corp. Internet service with Time Warner Inc.'s rival RoadRunner service, a top AT&T official said Friday." ...too busy indeed!