All this conversation about charges by the minute is ludricrous, although there have been some good points made regarding how they would ever be able to discern a modem call, the real answer is at the top.
How many Congressman or Senators are willing to risk a term in office by voting for such a law?
Answer: NADA
Besides, I would highly suggest going back and reading Roy DeRousse's post regarding his local ISP's rerouting, ( via the telco, mind you) around the voice lines to eliminate this bottleneck, that they base their claims on.
Besides, our investment is in FTEL, and their focus is clearly on Corporate accounts. Frank is well ahead of the rumblings, and is looking to provide the fastest/most cost effective delivery of services to this pool of $billions$. With satellite connections in place, it is easy to bypass the phone companies (need be) and deliver via satellite dish receivers at speeds that much faster than any analog or ISDN line.
Now consider the possibility of creating your own Internet Bussiness Network, and you bypass the gridlock of the standard Internet once and forever. I forsee this as a reality and is the only logical step in the progression to address the 30,000 new "Surfers" that come on line each day. Corporations around the world are going to look for cost effective ways to bypass this humbo jumbo mess. After all, business is business and the Email must get through.
In a Utopian setting, I could easily forsee dedicated channels, corporate Email, corporate data, retail commerce, pesonal email, pesonal voice, corporate voice, etc. all being separate and distinct
channels, with a whole new industry emerging that caters to a new type of equipment, catering to "Junction Station switching" and "Access Centers" that could monitor and regulate the flow. Virtual gateways to alternate routes.
Because of the vast alternatives and unrelenting needs that are being applied to infrastructure, I think Al Gore, Congress and the Senate will be more apt to push for these types of forward thinking alternatives vs. regulation.
Either way, Franklin TELECOM will be there, at the forefront, positioned with services and equipment to meet the challenges.
RB |
