The Future of Telecommunications

Concerning stories about the state and the plans of large US telcos - ATT (previously SBC), Verizon etc in a wide range of publications: Financial Times, BusinessWeek ,The Nation, Muniwireless.

A pattern of belittling competitors, customers, laws - you could defend them if one or two media reports were biased or harsh, but most of the comments are self-initiated by the companies and their executives.

How can they be on the offensive given the industry's performance in the last few years? Here is a sobering assessment of  industry performance in Foreign Affairs

"Once a leader in Internet innovation, the United States has fallen far behind Japan and other Asian states in deploying broadband and the latest mobile-phone technology. This lag will cost it dearly. By outdoing the United States, Japan and its neighbors are positioning themselves to be the first states to reap the benefits of the broadband era: economic growth, increased productivity, and a better quality of life."

Read the full article here.