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From: Greg Andrews
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 00:00

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For_Email@ddress.see.below_plea.se (Phil Koenig) writes:
>In article <7c4uuc$5tl$1@shell1.ncal.verio.com>, gerg@shell1.ncal.verio.com 
>writes...
>> For_Email@ddress.see.below_plea.se (Phil Koenig) writes:
>> >
>> >Last I heard, T-1 etc. connections to major backbone providers 
>> >were going UP in price, not down.
>> >
>> 
>> Really?  Quest (or is it Qwest?) isn't offering high-speed
>> connections for less than Alternet/Sprint/GTE, etc.?
>> 
>
>Even if true, is Qwest the only company that any ISP ever buys
>transit/connectivity from?  I daresay they are not yet a 
>majority player in the market.
>
>Things may be different in a couple of years, but we're
>talking about prices for DSL/cable customers NOW.
>

Forgive me, but I understood the phrase "...were going up in price..."
as indicating a trend that has been occurring *over time*, with the
implication that the trend will continue through the future.

Qwest certainly isn't a majority player yet, but that doesn't mean
they can't have an effect on the market, does it?

  -Greg

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From: gerg@shell1.ncal.verio.com (Greg Andrews)
Subject: Re: "@Home Subscribers Angered By New Policies"
Date: 1999/03/10
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