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Verizon CEO Calls Municipal Wi-Fi 'a Dumb Idea'

Posted by timothy on from the and-he-might-be-right dept.

ozone writes " An interview with Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg quotes him as saying that 'Municipal Wi-Fi is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard' and 'Why in the world would you think your (cell) phone would work in your house?' -- apparently Verizon's own 'Can You Hear Me Now' ad campaign has given customers 'unrealistic expectations' that their phone service will work everywhere. What?"

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  1. More like... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Can you ping me now? No? Good!"

  2. More at 11 by xiaomonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    CEO of company that would lose customers is city wifi is deployed makes argument against wi-fi.

    More at news 11....

  3. In other news... by fm6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...buggy whip manufacturers call automobiles "a passing fad".

  4. Add one to the list by k4_pacific · · Score: 5, Funny

    '640K ought to be enough for anybody' -- Bill Gates

    'We think there is a world market for maybe five computers.' --Tom Watson

    'Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?' --Samuel Goldwyn

    'Municipal Wi-Fi is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard' -- Ivan Seidenberg

    --
    Unknown host pong.
  5. The Letter V by christowang · · Score: 5, Funny

    "If Municipal WiFi is adopted the Terrorists Win." - Verizon CEO

    This Message brought to by Verizon Wireless. Talk to friends and family for free*

    * Fees apply.