Given the capital constraints confronting the industry, we suspect a more focused Internet service strategy will be undertaken. Only neighborhoods most likely to use the Internet and which can afford Internet services will be upgraded. This focus strategy will maximize revenue per subscriber, minimize capital outlays, and potentially achieve impressive returns on invested capital. Our view of the consumer Internet market has not changed since the previous issue of The Last Mile. It is distributed through First Call, fax, and email.
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