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To: Network Pukka who wrote (25580)	5/12/1999 5:49:00 PM
From: Gerald Walls	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

DSL has about 35,000 cutomers. I recently half heard a news story that said that Useless Worst had 30,000 DSL subscribers, representing 40% of the US market. This implies 75,000 subscribers nationwide.

To: Network Pukka who wrote (25580)	5/12/1999 5:49:00 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

re: DSL has about 35,000 cutomers. Here's a prediction: 10 years from now, phone lines will be being ripped up all over the world, because the copper will be worth something (Intel will be buying it by the container-load for their chips). Satellite will kill wireless, and cable will kill phone lines. And something noone is now talking about will be threatening to kill cable. Maybe a flexible, cheap, and easy to install fiber-optic cable.

To: Network Pukka who wrote (25580)	5/12/1999 8:00:00 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 77400

Thx for advice. I might just get cable. The reason why I have frame relay right now is because company pays for it. If I get cable or xDSL, then I pay for it. Anyway, we'll see.

To: Network Pukka who wrote (25580)	5/12/1999 11:19:00 PM
From: JGoren	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 77400

My understanding is that cable modem is superior technology over DSL; however, in Dallas, TCI Cable breaks down frequently--just about everytime we get lots of rain. By contrast, Southwestern Bell telephone lines don't break down. Since I would purchase the service for home and basic internet usage, I am not sure I would need the superior attributes and think, at this point in time, that I would sacrifice superiority for reliability. Your thoughts or anyone else's would be welcome.