Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1991 02:01:17 GMT From: Robert Jacobson Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Hollings and Pac*Bell Message-ID: Organization: Human Interface Technology Lab, Univ. of Wash., Seattle Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 446, Message 2 of 7 Lines: 21 I'm not a guy who naturally sides with the RBOCs, having dueled with Pac*Bell for years on the issue of introducing new services in a fair way. But also having experienced the reluctance of the competitive market to develop and introduce new telecommunications services that make a difference to most of us, I'm inclined to say, give 'em a chance. Reinstating the antitrust provisions, if the RBOCs abuse their position, is a lot less difficult than prevailing on the competitors to produce services with value for the little guy. This is NOT an argument for deregulation of the RBOCs. It is merely a call for the RBOCs to be able to put their considerable resources at the disposal of the market and possibly add to the limited supply of technology now available to us "little guys." Bob Jacobson (These opinions are mine alone and not necessariy those of my employer or colleagues.)