On 8/7/05 7:20 PM, "Richard A Steenbergen" <ras@e-gerbil.net> wrote:
Maybe what we need is a certain class of
company who will be responsible for running and maintaining the public
data infrastructures. They could have lots of government regulations to
ensure that they are charging a "fair" price while still being guaranteed
a profit, and they could provide the last mile service for all those ISPs
out there who are the ones that can actually compete and innovate.
Yes, it's called structural separation.
Curious what others might think about this, assuming it's not snake-oil: