well i doubt that ma and pa smith and their herd of pigs will keep many isps in business. and a few years down the road technical innovations will allow those without access to readily have broadband for todays dial up prices. (no offense all you hog farmers - my grandparents were hog farmers. and true - cant say they had much use for a fat pipe.)

-----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Martin Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 12:08 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years?

It won't be long before the telco's respond by offering DSL at the same speed/price. I've heard (but don't *know*) that SBC is selling 6 down and 1 up in Houston and Dallas for $35.

We're doing a fair business selling accelerated dial up for $15. Its surprising how many folks don't want broadband. You don't need 4mb down to read your email. And once you get outside of the city limits there's a good sized market that can't get any type of broadband, especially cable.

We may decline some, but I don't think that ISP's are going away anytime soon.

Bob Martin