Re: AT&T Loses Cable Monopoly in Oregon

[rd@cottonwood.com (Rick Dahlgren)]

This is really what the 96 Act intended.  Good for Portland.  Good for
Seattle. Good for the other TCI cities who understand what this is
about......but what about all those franchise contracts that extend to the
years 2010, 2015?  What about Media One cities....Cox cities etc.

Our experience with city government is limited to Omaha, where the total
city council telecom IQ is about 6.  What is worse is that most
municipalities rely on municipal law departments that can tell you about
public parking and municipal bonds, but need help adjusting the font size
in their MS Word docs.

I'll be anxious to see what happens.  It is an encouraging step......

Has anyone on this list ever seen the De Palma's cut of "Heaven's Gate?"

Let's hope the little guys in Portland fare a little better than the imigrants.

Rick Dahlgren