Good question... That seems to be one of the issues in play around the Net Neutrality discussion with the telcos arguing that they need to be able to put a meter on the pipes :-) and favour their own applications or they won't be able to pay for the infrastructure... Other folks disagree and seem to be arguing some sort of non-regulated public utility model but I confess to not really understanding it. M
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 5:57 PM To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] The Phone Call Is Dead I wonder how the telcos will maintain the infrastructure now that texting and Skype have taken over. Note that telco pipes are still important as the backbone for the Net. And to carry all the texting, email and web sites and messages. How or who will ensure that the pipes are maintained? arthur From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of michael gurstein Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 7:43 PM To: [email protected]; 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION' Subject: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] The Phone Call Is Dead -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of gary Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 9:48 AM To: Triumph of Content Subject: [TriumphOfContent] The Phone Call Is Dead Sent to you by gary via Google Reader: The Phone <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/bQF3pHV8LSU/> Call Is Dead via TechCrunch <http://techcrunch.com> by Alexia Tsotsis on 11/13/10 snip, snip, snip
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