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To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (2368)	5/6/1999 10:44:00 PM
From: Luce Wildebeest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4298

Thanks.

To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (2368)	5/6/1999 11:03:00 PM
From: Mark Palmberg	Read Replies (9) \| Respond to of 4298

I know there aren't thousands of people following this thread, but I wonder how many people here are presently using cable modem or DSL from home for access. This is why I wonder: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/technology/zdnet/story.html?s=n/zdnet/technology/19990506/199905061208 Now, I'm sitting out here in Iowa, the middle of nowhere, yet I've got my new iMac hooked up to @Home's cable modem service. Cost? $150 for one-time installation, $40/month. I was paying $20/month for my 56k connection, in addition to $15/month for an additional phone line. The cable is EASILY worth another $5/month. This isn't an ad for @Home. I'm only trying to figure out if it's REALLY going to take as long for broadband to hit as they say it is in this article. Anyone else here on cable or DSL from home? Mark

To: Mark Palmberg who wrote (2368)	5/7/1999 12:25:00 AM
From: Raptech	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4298

There will be plenty of negatives from the Baby Bells and ISP's, but don't they wish they could have conceived such a magnificent deal. Amazing, they want their markets tightly closed to competition, but cry like hell when someone makes an end run for a touchdown. Gates was wise enough to cut a slice for Mi cross oft rather than fight it. Now if Case could comprehend the potential benefits for AOL and jump in it would enhance the outcome. Getting Fed approval will not be simple, and I would expect there may have to be some concessions and changes from the initial proposal, but Armstrong is more than capable of completion to a favorable conclusion. Rap