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Because I have been "cut-off" from my Internet Provider for now (Excite@Home has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and has decided to pull the plug on my provider's, AT&T Broadband's contract) and because AT&T probably has no choice but to transition my account onto AT&T Broadband's "native" Cable Internet Network, I won't be able to post too many messages in this Forum until I have Net Access at my house once again. This outage is supposed to last between 14 to 30 days, depending on the decision of the Bankruptcy Court (Excite@Home has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on September 28th), and if neither the cable companies (AT&T Broadband, Cox Cable, and Comcast) can reach an agreement to repay Excite@Home's outstanding balance of $1.5 Million, my High-Speed Cable Internet Provider (AT&T Broadband, since I'm residing in Illinois) will have to shift my Cable Internet Account to AT&T's native Cable Internet Networks to restore my access to the Internet at home.

This means that my posting volume will be rather puny during the outage and hopefully, AT&T will come up to a solution that will restore my Internet Access at home. For now, don't expect any new messages from myself until a "back-in-uptime" message from myself surfaces onto this Social Forum.

I appreciate your concern in this matter.

- Mark Kim

Member of TechIMO since October of 2001