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To: Gus who wrote (4130)	10/23/2001 9:38:25 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4808

Interesting article, Gus. <<"SSPs never had the economy of scale down to where they could offer low prices. The advantage is that BellSouth can do this in hopefully high volume and offer the service at a fairly low price," said Doug Chandler, an analyst at research firm IDC in Framingham, Mass. "If there's one thing telcos know, it's offering services as a utility. And because of that, they can use the same pricing model.">> It might be more accurate to say something like, "If there's one thing telcos know, it's how to nickel and dime their captive customers to death, using the money they shouldn't have to subsidize businesses they shouldn't be in and pay outsized executive salaries". Sam Edit: Oh, wait, I forgot, they know how to wax eloquent against any government regulation except those that benefit them, keeping their monopoly intact.