| telcos, cablecos, and wirelesscos = data pipes Wireless, cable, telcos = datapipes.
The switch to IP-based networks is inevitable.
In the IP world, the choice over what service is available on an IP-based network rests not in the hands of ISPs, but in the hands of consumers.
If ISPs want to make money, they need to empower the consumers by drowning the consumer in choices available for VOIP handsets, IPTV media extenders, wireless handsets w/powerful capabilities (e.g. iPhone), rather than pretend to be the be-all/end-all type of providers that they are right now.
Do what you do best - be a "dumb" data pipe. Leave the choice of what gets transferred over the data pipe to others. Charge us all a fair amount to enable yourselves to survive/expand by making profit. And everyone will be happy. |
