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To: Clarksterh who wrote (1534)	5/13/1999 10:19:00 PM
From: D. Newberry	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5853

Hi Clark, <<Cable capacity vs DSL: Just out of curiosity I worked through some numbers......>> I understand your point completely, although I don't believe the cable providers are allocating anywhere near that much bandwidth to internet access traffic. <<Thus, DSL wins. But it should be noted that for a fairly small price cable can decrease the number of households per headend. Add an extra 2 or 3 headends and cable wins in both cases>> Of course, the same can be true of DSL. By bringing fiber closer to the curb, the copper loop is shorter and bandwidth increases. In both cases, additional investment is required. Don't get me wrong. I am not advocating DSL over Cable. I suspect that both technologies will find their place. Marketing will probably have more to do with success than technology anyway (remember betamax vs. VHS?). Thanks for your thoughts. Regards,