Why is the Wired site so anemic? ---- June 5, 2001 http://interactive.wsj.com/articles/SB991686518309082990.htm # # In the U.S., bankruptcies are mounting for upstarts that built # costly infrastructure for a surge in Internet traffic that never # materialized. # # By some industry estimates, as much as 97% of the fiber-optic # cable laid in the U.S. isn't even being used. World-wide, telecoms # have amassed a staggering $650 billion in debt. "Please note, webTV was invented to give AOL users someone to look down on."
