From:	"J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@****.COM>
Subject:	Telecom industry in 2050's?
Date:	Mon, 24 Apr 1995 14:12:12 -0400

Here's an interesting thought -- and since we've got people from
both AT&T and MCI on the list, it could be interesting. *grin*
What will the telecommunications industry of the 2050's look like?
I can clearly see places like the Tir (either one) and some of the NAN
socializing internal telecom (within their own borders), but what will
happen to today's biggies like AT&T, MCI, and Sprint? Or even the
smaller ones, the so-called Baby Bells, et al?
At present, MCI and Sprint seem to be doing most of the fiber
stuff (at least, near where I live), but most of that is T1, and even T3
can't handle the amount of bandwidth we'd need for The Matrix as described
in Shadowrun.
Any thoughts?

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