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To: WTC who wrote (3798)	5/20/1999 12:04:00 AM
From: Hiram Walker	Respond to of 12823

WTC, retired or dead,someone put a mirror under his beak. Anyway, speaking of dead rising from the ashes,Project Angel is flying again. AT&T starts trials for Project Angel By Reuters Special to CNET News.com May 19, 1999, 4:25 p.m. PT AT&T said today it started its first free trials of phone service in Dallas using so-called fixed wireless technology, which transmits services over radio waves without using traditional phone lines or fiber-optic networks. AT&T plans to test the service with paying customers this summer. The fixed wireless service would help AT&T offer phone and Internet services to customers it is unable reach with its own infrastructure, such as over cable TV wires. The plan is to serve some markets using either fixed wireless or cable, while covering other markets through a mix of technologies. Customers will not notice a difference in service quality or product offerings, AT&T said. The fixed wireless technology, called Project Angel internally at AT&T, had previously been too costly for the company to roll out. AT&T has now reduced the capital expenses to $750 per subscriber, down from the previous cost of $1,149 per subscriber. The fixed wireless technology is part of AT&T's broad effort to reach homes and businesses directly, without having to use the networks of the Baby Bell local phone companies. AT&T will still resell the Baby Bell's local phone service in some markets. started trials with paying customers for its voice-over cable service in Fremont, California. The company has already tested the service with non-paying customers, so the latest trial will allow the company for the first time to gauge customers' willingness to pay for the new type of service. AT&T said its package of services, including multiple phone lines, three features such as caller identification and call waiting, and phone service will cost between 18 percent to 34 percent less than comparable services offered by the regional Bell operating companies. The company did not provide complete price information, but said high-end package of services may cost about $89 a month though cheaper packages will also be available. "We're going to show up and compete, putting forward lower prices," AT&T chairman C. Michael Armstrong said in a briefing with reporters before the company's annual shareholder meeting in Houston. Hiram