Scott Cleland
Scott Cleland
access bill contact customer direct either internet needs problem strategic
AT&T's strategic problem is it doesn't have access to its customer, ... AT&T needs to get back to the customer and have direct contact either through a bill or Internet access.
awful baby environment flowers garbage paint
This is an awful fundamental and regulatory environment for the Baby Bells, ... You can paint flowers on a garbage can but it's still a garbage can.
appears happy mandate national rules states
They're very happy that the FCC can't mandate these national rules. But it appears that many of the states are still implementing much of what the FCC wanted.
cute possible
It's possible but unlikely. It is probably a little too cute.
bit direction
There will be delay, confusion, and a little bit of uncertainty about the direction that the FCC will take in the future,
bell companies deal dominant longer ma monopolies reason
The Ma Bell bogeyman isn't that big a deal politically anymore. The reason these companies are merging is because they are no longer the dominant monopolies they were 20 years ago.