Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years?

[Bob Martin <bob () buckhorn net>]

It won't be long before the telco's respond by offering DSL at the same 
speed/price. I've heard (but don't *know*) that SBC is selling 6 down 
and 1 up in Houston and Dallas for $35.

We're doing a fair business selling accelerated dial up for $15. Its 
surprising how many folks don't want broadband. You don't need 4mb down 
to read your email. And once you get outside of the city limits there's 
a good sized market that can't get any type of broadband, especially cable.

We may decline some, but I don't think that ISP's are going away anytime 
soon.

Bob Martin

Matt Bazan wrote:
> why in the world would anyone want to purchase dsl from a private
> reseller when i can get 4mb down 384 up from comcast for $25?  think you
> dsl resellers out there are doomed.  in fact, just a matter of time
> before most of you isps are down the toilet.  im reminded of the mom and
> pop grocery store phenomenon that has now been replaced by the kohls,
> a&p, whole foods etc.  of course there will always be niche markets but
> this is less applicable for a pure commodity like bandwidth.  yeah, i
> suppose you'll say something about value added services and such and you
> may have a point but i doubt that will keep the ship afloat for long.