Sunday, October 19, 2003

Impermanence and the death throws of Power

ZDNet UK - News - Internet telephony 'is not telecommunications'

An entrenched industry is now open to competition.

Telecos have had a monopoly on voice communications for decades. Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) is a new technology that uses the internet to deliver telephony services. The Telecos see this as danger to their collective bottom line, because VoIP is significantly less expensive than their own offerings.

This will run and run. No incumbent power will relinquish it willingly -- especially when there are hoards of unseen investors demanding a return on their investment of capital (not their investment of labour.)

Everything is impermanent. Desire is the root of all pain.

When will we collectively decide we have had enough of pain and move into a productive, fulfilling and Human existence.

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