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<DIV><SPAN class=840145914-15112005><FONT size=2>This might make DSL affordable
for us cell only users.<SPAN class=529110015-15112005> Right now, I might
as well get Cable Internet and basic cable, since that is less than DSL and
local phone service. Not to mention the slower speeds of
DSL.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>*******************************************<BR>If the automobile
had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would
today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year,
killing everyone inside. - Robert X. Cringely<BR></FONT></P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <B>Behalf Of
</B>Garrett Goebel<BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>A SBC AT&T merger date has not yet been set, but 12 months
from the day... SBC will have to offer DSL service unbundled from local voice
service. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><A
href="http://www.convergedigest.com/Bandwidth/newnetworksarticle.asp?ID=16437"
target=_blank>http://www.convergedigest.com/Bandwidth/newnetworksarticle.asp?ID=16437</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT size=2>></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> The applicants committed to
provide, within 12 months of</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> the Merger Closing
Dates, DSL service to in-region</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> customers without
requiring them to also purchase circuit-</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>> switched
voice telephone service. The companies will make</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>>
the offering for two years from the time it is made</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>> available in a particular state. </FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>--</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Garrett Goebel</FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>IS Development Specialist</FONT> </P>
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