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Tuesday, September 17, 2002
Exclusive Arrangements Business Week nails the analysis of why the Internet is stalled. The roll-out of broadband to the home is slowing due to a pricing problem and not a services problem. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
John Robb points out a problem "Stuckist" Internet services will have to overcome. I hadn't heard this one. Telco incumbents have exclusive contracts or agreements with local governments and/or benefit from exclusionary laws in certain geographies. Perhaps this can be treated as a anti-trust concern?
Community-based efforts to provide Internet access (be it via fiber to the curb or unlicensed spectrum) must be allowed to compete with commercial providers. 6:36:43 PM 
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Copyright 2002 © Shawn Dodd
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This is my blogchalk: United States, Texas, Austin, North Austin, English, Shawn, Male, 26-30.
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