Hmm, wonder what happens if ya just send SBC a bill for network services, "End User Termination Points" for a qty of 200 or so at $5 each ? Think they pay it ? :)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeromie Reeves Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:42 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Should content providers pay for standard accessto consumers? I read this on /. I think its a load of bs. Wont last long and it will point out just how much of a monopoly they have become (again). Maybe the FCC/DOJ will step in and break them up again? Now who gets to set these fees? I wonder if i can charge $10/bit that his customers use of mine =-) Jeromie Tony Weasler wrote: >--- MarketWatch Quote --- >"How do you think they're going to get to customers? Through a >broadband pipe. Cable companies have them. We have them," said Ed >Whitacre in a BusinessWeek Online interview. "What they would like to >do is use my pipes for free. I ain't going to let them do that." > >He argued that because SBC and others have invested to build high-speed >networks, they are due a return. [1] --/ MarketWatch Quote --- > > It's a brave new world. I'm hoping that this is a clueless person >talking about a business he is in charge of but knows little about. I >fear that this is someone who has a feasible plan to accomplish what he >describes. I don't think that a telephone-model overlay on the >Internet will satisfy many consumers, but if they don't have an >alternative what are their options? > Hopefully, this will drive business to the WISPs, but I'm not sure >that the consumers are well enough educated to make an informed >decision and in many larger markets the LECs have driven us out of the >picture by providing service for less than their cost. > > - Tony > >[1] >http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B5A606A5A%2D18D7%2D4FC >9%2DA65C%2DC7317BC7E1CB%7D Original interview from Business Week >(registration required): >http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_45/b3958092.htm > > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
