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permalink for this date  Tuesday, September 17, 2002

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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.

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Shawn/Male/26-30. Lives in United States/Texas/Austin/North Austin, speaks English. Spends 60% of daytime online. Uses a Fast (128k-512k) connection.

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