Good job on the League web report! It certainly is "interesting" to see how some folks are able to finagle facts to reinterpret them to suit their need and, in this case, to take a swipe at us. Facts must create wounds in some people. Anyone have a large salt shaker? Jim Weaver, K8JE Director, Great Lakes Division ARRL; http://www.arrl.org/ 5065 Bethany Rd., Mason, OH 45040 Tel.: 513-459-0142; E-mail: k8je@arrl.org ARRL: The reason Amateur Radio Is! MEMBERS: The reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 10:54 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [ARRL-ODV:11642] Our Earthlink story struck a nerve The ARRL Web story http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/12/16/3/?nc=1 about Earthlink telling the FCC that BPL was not a "commerciallly viable alternative" to cable and DSL appears to have struck a nerve. Ambient is putting out a rebuttal. Of course, they are ignoring the fact that the conclusions we reported are Earthlink's, not ours. http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/newsarticle.asp?guid={ABFA5879-0 DB7-43C3-BA02-94071FAECC3D} <http://cbs.marketwatch.com/tools/quotes/newsarticle.asp?guid=%7bABFA587 9-0DB7-43C3-BA02-94071FAECC3D%7d&siteid=mktw&dist=nbs&symb> &siteid=mktw&dist=nbs&symb I have written to Marketwatch in reply: -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ Sent: Fri 12/17/2004 2:56 AM To: newsroom@marketwatch.com Cc: Subject: Ambient's response to ARRL Rather than simply reproduce Ambient's comments, why not refer your readers to the actual Earthlink document as submitted to the FCC? It is available to the public at http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf <http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_do cument=6516883843> &id_document=6516883843. Note especially the second paragraph on page 1 and the chart on page 18. ARRL's report on the document was accurate in every way and we stand by our report. The conclusions given are not ours, but Earthlink's. David Sumner Chief Executive Officer, ARRL