Two years ago we all were talking about the information superhighway and how it was going to be around the next corner and it's way off,
The 8th Circuit Court had taken away almost all of their local competition authority.
Qwest had few options before and now it has fewer options, ... People aren't lining up to buy Qwest.
It's a race, and they are all experimenting in different ways to see what works.
The Ma Bell bogeyman isn't that big a deal politically anymore. The reason these companies are merging is because they are no longer the dominant monopolies they were 20 years ago.
The question you raise, 'is digital TV ready for prime time?' And it's not. It's still in the concept stage.
It's possible but unlikely. It is probably a little too cute.
There will be delay, confusion, and a little bit of uncertainty about the direction that the FCC will take in the future,
The technology works, but the business model is still up in the air.
The external trends are in Dorman's favor, ... while internal trends favor Stephenson.
