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AT&T Broadband To Merge With Comcast Cable
quualudes was one of the many people to
submit the AT&T Broadband/Comcast merger. CNNfn has more of the story as well. 72$ billion is the cost. Wow. I wonder how this affects @Home. One alert reader also submitted the news that Comcast will evidently by launching a video gaming channel - more information will be coming in February 2002.
Rule #1: Never use an ISP email account. Always roll your own or use a free one, or even rent one from a yourfirstname@yourlastname.com type place. Point it where _you_ want it.
Rule #2: Never get comfortable with your provider. You will only get hurt. Can you say, "Mergers and aquisitions, baby!".
Rule #3: Never feed her after midnight, and never get her wet; and most important of all never, ever, ever, tell her about the STD...
Don't think that a small group of dedicated individuals can't change the world. It's the only thing that ever has.
My local cable provider Midcontinent decided that they would assume the repsonsibility of running the cable service in our state since @home won't be able to do so. Then I hear all you guys bitchin about how your service is going down the tubes. It makes me feel special, because I haven't noticed one change. We had the same speed/reliability before it changed to @home, and will have it after it changes to AT&T because the company here maintains all the stuff. Its great.