re: Reding Rides Into CeBITLet me guess... she is going to announce policies that protect European producers and expropriate the property of domestic carriers.
Just another day in the hyper-bureaucracy of the EU...
re: Reding Rides Into CeBIT**We can sacrifice our children's future for a short-term gain in ATT stock, or lay an intelligent groundwork for the future.**
HEAR, HEAR!!! And the rest of the post as well. Sometimes, a free market free-for-all is just not the right answer.
re: Reding Rides Into CeBITI think you guys are missing what is happening here.
There is a difference between a muni deciding they want to lay fiber to every door to compete with an incumbent, and expropriating the asset of the incumbent and dictating what they can and cannot do with it.
If you think more investment will result from scenario #2, you are sadly mistaken.
re: Reding Rides Into CeBITOn the other hand, government involvement with DARPA did not hurt the subsequent development of the Internet. If new technologies are emerging to fundamentally alter a network landscape, government involvement to prevent Balkanization can be very beneficial long-term, even if incumbents hate it at the moment.
I am old enough to recall the bru ha ha the Interstate highway system evoked when installed. Every two-bit mayor (including those in my state) tried their best to divert that beast onto Main street, so passers-by would buy gas and a hamburger.
Imagine what we would have lost had they won. Many small towns were hurt by this new highway system, but the general economy prospered. I believe this is happening again with telecom networks instead of road networks. We can sacrifice our children's future for a short-term gain in ATT stock, or lay an intelligent groundwork for the future.
Just another day in the hyper-bureaucracy of the EU...