This is true. AT&T BB bought Mediaone (which was previopusly owned by US West). However, the broadband companies, which still large companies, are still much less bureaucratic than the phone companies. They all developed from smaller cable companies, such as Continental CableVistion, or Cox (a broadcast and newpaper media company), Time Warner, etc.
On 18 Feb 2002 at 17:10, Benjamin Scott wrote: > On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Jerry Feldman wrote: > > Currently the cable TV guys can supply analog and digital TV, digital > > phone service, and Internet both to homes and to businesses. > > Yah, and then instead of "The Phone Company", we will have "The Broadband > Company". Except many of those companies also have media production and > distribution interests -- the same ones who are behind the DMCA, the DVD CCA > CSS lawsuits, and the SSSCA. > > Out of the toilet, into the sewer... > > -- > Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | > | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | > | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | > > > ***************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. > ***************************************************************** Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Associate Director Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9 ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
