If all [the] pieces fit together, the telcos might indeed start sweating over lost revenue. Industry analysts have speculated that if the telcos come under fire, they’ll respond by trying to persuade governments to ban Internet telephony altogether.
Predictor: Hapgood, Fred
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Wired magazine, Fred Hapgood covers the issues surrounding Internet telephony. Hapgood writes: ”If all [the] pieces fit together, the telcos might indeed start sweating over lost revenue. Industry analysts have speculated that if the telcos come under fire, they’ll respond by trying to persuade governments to ban Internet telephony altogether.”
Biography:Fred Hapgood took on the role of moderator of the Nanosystems Interest Group at MIT and wrote a number of articles for Wired and other tech publications of the early 1990s. (Author/Editor/Journalist.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: Internet Telephony
Name of publication: Wired
Title, headline, chapter name: IPhone: Will Telephony on the Net Bring the Telcos to Their Knees? Or Will it Allow Them to Take Over the Internet? (And, Oh, Yes, It’s Damn Hard to Tap)
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.10/iphone_pr.html
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