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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (3806)	5/20/1999 8:35:00 AM
From: Kenneth E. De Paul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

5 years for AT&T? Might they be too late in the game?

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (3806)	5/20/1999 8:41:00 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 12823

" believe AT&T said 5 years off. I wish I could say exactly who said it, but I cannot remember(I may have picked it up right from an Armstrong Q&A?). IMHO even 5 years, for widespread VoIP service, is probably overly optimistic." Yes, there's been some smoke in the air concerning time frames, ranging from trials taking place at this time - to - the need for revamping the architecture entirely with horizons being stated as far out as five years. My take is that Armstrong was on a role, catering entirely to the need for presenting a new IP image, indeed creating one on the fly. I believe, from the standpoint of a network architect, that he should have been talking and spending more time with the guys in the dungeon who consume the potato chips and the Colas, than with his PR and marketing people. Or, a more balanced approach in general, considering all inputs. I know that this sounds a bit naive, and it probably is. But this opinion goes not only for cable-iphony, but for the entire agenda he's established for cable, and beyond. It's been a noble attempt, fighting fire with fire during these Interlude times, and I suspect that T will come out of this with no greater injury than the others who have absolutely no wares whatsoever to speak of. The latter, after all, will make T's delays and realignments look like a roaring success story when the smoke eventually settles.