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Customer-owned Networks: ZapMail & Telecoms

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the battle-in-the-making dept.

sasha writes "Here's a good article that describes how we, the consumers, can play the role of competitors to the vendors of products and services we buy. The author draws a parallel between FedEx's ZapMail failure and current situation with VoIP and WiFi in regard to the phone companies."

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  1. Re:What we need, is to get rid of the monopolies. by NineNine · · Score: 3, Troll

    Fuck wireless Internet. That's still a toy. There *has* been real progress. 5 years ago I had a shitty, expensive analog cell phone. Today, I have a cheap digital cell phone that provides excellent service across the country. That's called progress. Just because wireless Net isn't here yet doesn't mean there's no competition. There also aren't flying cars yet, but that doesn't mean that it's due to a lack of competition. Ever turn on a TV? See the hundreds and hundreds of cell phone ads? That's called c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-o-n.