"Essential Facility"

[rd@cottonwood.com (Rick Dahlgren)]

Robert Reese's offering might have some weight.  CNET is reporting that
AT&T is working to forge a relationship with Microsoft that would provide
Microsoft the market for the operating system to be used in set-top
terminals deployed by AT&T in its broadband markets (now including Media
One).

The article is at:

http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,36119,00.html?st.ne.fd.tohhed.ni

At that point, the OS would definitely be "essential facility" along with
any special tools employed in the development of content or transactions to
be provided through those boxes.

Rick Dahlgren
Cottonwood Communications
rd@cottonwood.com