On Monday 08 March 2010, Robert Merrill proclaimed: > When Qwest finally dies, and we are left with Comcast only - how do you > regulate them? Does this eventually move us to deregulated telcos?
You know... when Qwest "dies" and we're left with Comcast for suckers who think Comcast's phone service is a landline (it's not. It's VOIP), well, I don't really think it'll be a problem. I don't think Qwest is gonna die anytime soon specifically for that reason. For instance, no VOIP service can deliver 911 service as effectively as a real POTS landline. Not yet, anyway. That's something to consider if you're thinking about switching away from Qwest telephone service to VOIP or just cell phones. It can literally add minutes to the time until an ambulance or EMT arrives at your location. -- Doran L. Barton - Hypermoo Inc. - <[email protected]> - 801-520-9875 Open source consulting, custom development, systems/network administration "Give me coins and I will enjoy you." -- Seen on a box for a child's bank /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
