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To: Mary Baker who wrote (17380)	5/17/1999 6:03:00 PM
From: Tumbleweed	Respond to of 41369

RE ISP sharing call revenue in the UK So, the ISP's are sharing in the phone bill? How did they make an arrangement like that? Well,they split it and each wins. There is a dial rate you can you that gives local rate calls even if its not local. I guess they get what they can negotiate. Are they ever going to switch to FREE phone use on local calls like the US of A? Possibly. There are some moves being prompted by some telcos here, and AOL would certainly like that to happen. However, if it really goes free here, then AOL will need to become a telco or sign a deal with one, otherwise they dont have a differentiation enough to overcome the cost problem. Plus the inertia of sign up, even if the cost is small. How much time do people in UK spend on Internet? Is it just long enough to check your e-mail and a few other vitals and off? Its getting longer. Peak telephone useage time in the UK has now moved away from the business hours to off-peak when everyone signs on the net. I know from experience your phone bills must be outrageous! I'll second that. But they are not as bad as other European countries. Worse in Germany and France from what I understand, for example. Joe