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To: Josef Svejk who wrote (6816)	6/5/1999 5:24:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 28311

Not to mention that some cable providers are getting ready to add local telephone service over the cable as well. Cable Modems Rule!!

To: Josef Svejk who wrote (6816)	6/5/1999 6:09:00 PM
From: Sleeper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28311

AT&T told to open cable access lines AOL shares soar, ExciteAtHome stock plunges on ruling By Jeffry Bartash & Bambi Francisco, CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 11:40 AM ET Jun 5, 1999 (Text Deleted) What price access? Left unanswered in the judge's ruling is another, perhaps more critical, issue: How much should AT&T be allowed to charge for access to its cable lines. AT&T could charge such a high amount, for example, that it would still be cheaper for consumers to purchase its AtHome cable Internet service than that of a rival provider like AOL. If that happens, ISPs would likely have to go back to court in pursuit of limits on how much AT&T could charge. For AT&T, the ruling is much less a blow than it is for AtHome. Even if it eventually loses the appeal -- a process that could take up to a year or more -- Ma Bell still stands to profit handsomely. The ISPs will have to pay up no matter what. "Nobody is asking AT&T to give away their access. Let AT&T make a fortune charging access. The customers will win. The competitors will win. And AT&T will win," said Jeffrey Kagan, an independent telecom analyst based in Atlanta. "The only negative ... from AT&T's perspective (is) that they have to let competitors use their facilities." Regards, Sleeper