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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (3549)	5/5/1999 9:52:00 AM
From: John Stichnoth	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 12823

Frank, et al, Can we explore the costs of dsl a bit? I've looked, and have been unable to come up with any cost estimates for installation, and/or maintenance. Frank, I think your point is well taken that you have to set up a model from the customer premises through the backbone connection to determine the whole cost. Of course, the anecdote you related brings to mind (1) The huge demand out there waiting for greater bandwidth, and (2) the ISP's--whether mom-and-pop or huge--can't afford to NOT drive the bandwidth expansion, if they want to be around very long. Their question is not whether to install, but how do they find a way to install? Someone will find a model that works for the end-user and makes a profit.