Re: Calif ADSL should spur Cablemodem quality

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From: Eric Edwards
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 00:00

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On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 16:52:42 GMT, Fred Goodwin, CMA <fgoodwin@eden.com> wrote:
>Wireless is as much an alternative to wireline phone service as DSS is to 
>traditional cable service.  I don't know the relative market shares, but my 
>guess is that wireless has as much or more market share in telephony as DSS 
>does in cable.  Why is one a legitimate competitive alternative in one 
>market but the other isn't in its market?
>
>Once Iridium is fully operational, wireless will be available everywhere.

Available, yes.  Competetive, no.  At $1/minute, I don't think anybody
is going to be replaceing their wired phone with Iridium soon.

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From: ese002@news9.exile.org (Eric Edwards)
Subject: Re: Calif ADSL should spur Cablemodem quality
Date: 1999/01/21
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