Re: WSJ TECHNOLOGY ALERT: Justice Dept. Launches Informal Review of U.S. Telecom Industry

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Bob Frankston" <Bob19-0501 () bobf frankston com>
Date: July 6, 2009 4:05:17 PM EDT
To: <dave () farber net>, "'ip'" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: RE: [IP] WSJ TECHNOLOGY ALERT: Justice Dept. Launches  
Informal Review of U.S. Telecom Industry

I hope they do more than just focus on the symptoms like cellular  
pricing.

Is there any possibility of addressing the inherent conflict of  
interest between the 19th century idea of communications as a service  
and the 21st century notion that we can create our own services and  
just need facilities maintenance, AKA infrastructure?

We saw the value liberated when we decoupled IBM's hardware from its  
software and the Internet has shown the same thing for telecom. Is it  
too much to expect a reexamination of the assumptions that define  
today’s telecom?


-----Original Message-----
From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 14:11
To: ip
Subject: [IP] WSJ TECHNOLOGY ALERT: Justice Dept. Launches Informal  
Review of U.S. Telecom Industry



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From: "Ronald J Riley \(RJR Com\)" <rjr () rjriley com>
Date: July 6, 2009 1:05:58 PM EDT
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: FW: WSJ TECHNOLOGY ALERT: Justice Dept. Launches Informal
Review of U.S. Telecom Industry


The cellular industry has become pretty arrogant and need to be
reigned in.
Perhaps this is the start.

Ronald J Riley

According to WSJ Technology Alert:

"The Justice Department has begun an initial review of the U.S. telecom
industry, according to people familiar with the matter. It isn't clear
whether the agency intends to launch an official inquiry."

"Among the areas the Justice Department could explore is whether
wireless
carriers are hurting smaller competitors by locking up popular phones
through exclusive agreements with handset makers. In recent weeks
lawmakers
and regulators have raised questions about deals such as AT&T's
exclusive
right to provide service for Apple's popular iPhone in the U.S."

http://online.wsj.com/article/
SB124689740762401297.html#mod=djemalertTECH






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