It Makes a Difference to the Sheep

THE VOICE OF DARTH VADER NOTWITHSTANDING, technological trends make it increasingly clear that Verizon is toast (thanks to Asymmetrical Information for the link)

Seeking temporary refuge behind technological Maginot Lines (also known as regulatory stays), Verizon is stuck with an increasingly anachronistic legacy. In four key communications sectors of the future, Verizon is on the defensive. Here is an autopsy of the corporate equivalent of the walking dead.

Of course who has essentially a local phone monopoly where I live? "Can you hear me now?"