Re: [nycwireless] Verizon-only Network ...

[Don Montalvo]

Just wondering if there was a conflict of interest since Verizon owns 
virtually every phone booth in Manhattah (well...close to all of 
them).

Where's the competition?

:)
Don
At 9:48 -0700 5/27/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Conflict of interest between what and what, precisely?

Verizon's contract with NYC is to provide services to NYC government.

(Empire City Subway is a separate issue, but there's no conflict either).

-alex

On Tue, 27 May 2003, Don Montalvo wrote:

 Wouldn't that be a serious conflict of interest? Verizon has a years
 old contract with NYC.
 Don

 At 8:09 -0700 5/27/03, "Jon Baer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

 >According to this article in Seattle times, Verizon plans for the 
network to
 >remain closed to their customers only:
 >
 >http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134812850_bthispeedsummit26.html
 >
 >(Verizon President Lawrence Babbio)
 >
 >-snip-
 >But Babbio said its Wi-Fi service only will be available to Verizon's DSL
 >subscribers and the company has no plans to offer a public Wi-Fi network.
 >-snip-
 >
 > >- Jon
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