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Re: Tel Exchanges Jammed Due to Internet

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From: Konrad Vandegaer
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 00:00
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On Fri, 1 Nov 1996, Jeff Thorssell wrote:
> But in the future, we have cable companies and wireless getting into the
> internet act. Nothing I'd like better than to cut out the phone company.
> Of course, I'm no fan of Comcast cable either.

  I'm no fan of the cable companies either because they have the same 
  monoplolistic tendencies as your local phone company.  Their major
  advantage though is that their cables can carry info a rates much
  faster than present day phone service can handle. 

  Konrad Vandegaer
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From: Konrad Vandegaer <konradv@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu>
Subject: Re: Tel Exchanges Jammed Due to Internet
Date: 1996/11/04
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