What I find particularly troubling is this image of the govt paying for these surveillances. The price seemed to be from around $325 for an install plus $10 to $750 install and $500/mo. Now, let's not drop right into the easy and trite "don't they deserve to be reimbursed" right off. Sure, they/we do. But was this reimbursement, or profitable? The troubling image that goes like this: ISP VP #1: Any revenue ideas? ISP VP #2: I hear XYZ is being paid pretty good money for surveillances. ISP VP #1: How much? #2: Word is Verizon is getting $775/install and $500/mo. #1: How many of these are they handling? #2: I don't know, maybe millions of them? #1: Millions? You're talking half a bilion a month? #2: Well, that's VZ. #1: Still...what's the COGS? #2: Not much, sunk cost mostly, some netadmin labor, might need a few extra hands to form a team if it scales up, billing, sales, some PR and contract management. #1: Wow, how do we get a piece of this? #2: Let me make a few calls and get back to you... Accurate? Plausible? Nonsense? http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PRICE_OF_SURVEILLANCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-07-10-06-07-53 or http://tinyurl.com/kj2pelb -- -Barry Shein The World | bzs@TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD | Dial-Up: US, PR, Canada Software Tool & Die | Public Access Internet | SINCE 1989 *oo*