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To: E. Davies who wrote (10395)	6/5/1999 12:55:00 AM
From: ahhaha	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29970

The cable companies rule from the headend across the local loop to the premise. ATHM rules from the headend up. The free riders could conceivably co-locate at the headends but the facilities would have to accommodate quite a few independents. That isn't financially practical. Free riders would have to ride part way on ATHM's network and given the non-prioritized current overload on the wholesale 'bone, they would prefer ATHM's discrete delivery even at rent rather than deploy their own trunk to a NAP or NOC. The "free ride" will never be free because the network must be supported by all users. That transcends the Supreme Court. It is reality. You don't see it is in ATHM's interest because you have forgotten the components of the ATHM network. ATHM is not merely an ISP though they have much in common with copper ISPs. Tell me, who knows how to effectively use ATHM's network, ATHM or some damn copper ISP? Think about this: ATHM charging ISPs for cable super peering service.