----- "Owen DeLong" <owen@delong.com> wrote:
Yeah... I'd rather see it done in such a way that there is a prohibition of common ownership or management. Essentially, require that the stock be split and each current owner receives one share in each company with any shareholders who own more than 3% of the companies having 180 days to divest from one company or the other, or, reduce their total investment in both below 3% with a requirement that the infrastructure provider not retain any portion of the name of the original company and no relationship other than supplier to the service provider company.
Obviously, this probably won't happen. The Telcos in the US have far too powerful a lobbying force, but, I think that would be the best thing for the consumers.
Presumably for both the consumers *and* every company involved in network services who doesn't have the luck of a historical last-mile monopoly. Regards, Tim.