----- "Owen DeLong" <o...@delong.com> wrote: > Yeah... I'd rather see it done in such a way that there is a > prohibition of common ownership or management. Essentially, > require that the stock be split and each current owner receives > one share in each company with any shareholders who own more than 3% > of the companies having 180 days to divest from one company or the > other, or, reduce their total investment in both below 3% with a > requirement that the infrastructure provider not retain any portion > of the name of the original company and no relationship other than > supplier to the service provider company. > > Obviously, this probably won't happen. The Telcos in the US have far > too powerful a lobbying force, but, I think that would be the best > thing for the consumers.
Presumably for both the consumers *and* every company involved in network services who doesn't have the luck of a historical last-mile monopoly. Regards, Tim.
