1-5-96. NYP: "2 Large Phone Companies Seek Higher Digital Rates. Critics See Damage to a Fast Internet Link." The proposal has angered people who use the ISDN service to work from home. Phil Karn, an engineer at Qualcomm, argued that the new tariff would cost him about $100 more a month. He said he was upset by the proposal to lift rates and was anxious to switch to cable service when it became available. ISD_eny --------- On cable modems: the 12-27 W$J reported on a test at Boston College, and provided comparisons with other systems. GEY_ser