Re: M$ Monitor: Why You Haven't Heard From Us

[Joe Shea <joeshea@cal.net>]

	I must disagree, Lewis.  First, you left out wireless and
satellite as means of delivery, two more mediums that AOL and the telcos
have large investments in; moreover, the ISPs could not undersell AT&T
since they would have to buy access at AT&T's cost, at a minimum, thus
always permitting AT&T to undersell them, given its size, assets and
marketing capability.  GTE Freenet, announced yesterday, BTW, is giving
away Internet access bundled with telephone service (which costs $7.95);
how can ISPs compete with that?

Joe Shea

On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Lewis A. Mettler wrote:

> Audrie,
> 
> Your stand on suggesting that broadband access should be sold only by
> local monopolies is short sighted.
> 
> Consumers simply do not want to be limited to only two choices for high
> speed internet access (i.e. the local cable monopoly and DSL).  That is
> a ridiculous suggestion.
> 
> Right now consumers have a choice of 3 or 4 or more ISPs who can provide
> comparable service.
> 
> Your stand would cut that down to perhaps one or two based upon who owns
> the wires.
> 
> That solution will never serve consumers.
> 
> 
> Audrie Krause wrote:
> > 
> > The Micro$oft Monitor ... <clipped...see orgininal message>
> 
> 
> -- 
> Lewis A. Mettler, Esq.(Attorney and Software Developer)
> lmettler@LAMLaw.com
> http://www.lamlaw.com/ ( detailed review of Microsoft antitrust trial
> transcripts )
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