tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| Wallet economics...
unless bill by the byte becomes the norm.. there isn't a whole lot of money in the tier-1 market for domestic internet. however, given there are major waves being made in the gasoline prices, food prices, and going on down the line tax increases coming in the form of whack a mole state mail-order gotcha's... the future isn't bright.. and this will over time erode consumption, not expand it.. so hold on,, not only is it going to be bumpy.. but we're gonna lose a few of you along the way.. (sad, but true). Whether it's not being able to afford cable-tv, cell phone, land-line, broadband internet, or other telecom products/services this will affect more and more people as time goes by.
If the conglomerates who own a majority chunk of Las Vegas think they can monopolize the tier-1 game, they're mistaken.. because the Arabs & Asians are investing heavily in the fiber infrastructure very quietly. Telcos & Cableco's are getting wise to this so they're building out peering links so they don't get overtaken by 3rd party companies. I still expect some impact from the downturn in the economy to halt some of this growth in unprofitable areas, so if you live in a black hole.. chances are it may stay that way for a while longer (unless your close in proximity to the top 100 major cities / fiber rights of way). |
