Powerful Forces at Work Between Big Media, Telecom and Technology
Telephony Online, June 8, 2009
By Steven Hawley
The transformation of the media to digital has been a high-stakes war with many battles. Advancing technologies have been a strategic weapon used by media companies and device suppliers, and broadband service providers are often caught in the middle. Consumer interests are often an unintended casualty.
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