RE: what will all you who work for private isp's be doing in a few years?

["Matt Bazan" <Mbazan () onelegal com>]

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