AT&T to Share Cable Internet with MindSpring

jyang writes "Washington Post reported AT&T to Open Door to Net Rivals. The agreement is only with MindSpring. Fate of noise maker like AOL and GTE is not mentioned. " Read the story from Oregon about AT&T being forced to open the pipes. Hopefully this means boardband sooner for everyone. The deal, however, is not a binding business agreement - it's just a statement of agreement with "principles".