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To: ahhaha who wrote (10341)	6/4/1999 9:30:00 PM
From: KailuaBoy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

Ahahha, Do you see this ruling as significant? From what I understand the ruling pertains to transfer of the franchise from TCI to T and not just to a city's wish for "ISP welfare". This ruling doesn't change the dynamics of broadband rollout...ie. Big bucks upgrade + need to recover Big bucks = no free ride for others. This doesn't even approach the technical aspect of how it would be accomplished. This is how I see it - Broadband deployments (cable, XDSL) are being spearheaded by cable companies. Phone companies have no incentive to deploy these services. Are the cable companies the "men in the white hats"? No way, they are competition. Take away the incentive to fund the upgrades by mandating ISP welfare and you take away the upgrades. Take away the upgrades and you preserve the status quo. KB