SIP in higher education

["Walt Magnussen" <>]

Ben,

   I agree,  the carriers seem are often adding new services, then 
complaining when they lose revenue on old services.  For example, there is a 
loss in second lines in the US, but they are being replaced by ADSL.  A trade 
of a $11 per month line for a $30 per month line with no additional copper 
needed (I'll take that deal any day).  The same with Cellular.   Our monthly 
voice plans have gone from $80 dollars per month to $30 dollars for voice and 
now many of us are adding $50 data plans. 

  I really don't see any of the major carriers on the verge of bankruptcy and 
the reality is that the technology is changing the way that we communicate.  
I think that the basis of Darwinism is that species either adapt of become 
extinct.  I don't see the telcos going the way of the dinosaur soon.

Walt



Walt Magnussen Ph.D.
Director for Telecommunications, Texas A&M University
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>>>  2/15/2006 9:35 PM >>>
Candace Holman 
<>
 writes:

> In a October 2005 Wireless Week article [3] the question was whether
> carriers would consider this a revenue-draining threat, but it's
> pretty clear that this will generate revenue on the data downloads, or
> at least Cingular's betting on it. 

I don't see why it would drain carrier revenues as the voice media is
still traversing the cellular network...

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