The Associated Press reports that the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling by a lower court that The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission can’t regulate calls made through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) like it does with traditional phone lines.
The Internet as our Collective Consciousness
December 29, 2004 By 2 Comments
Had lunch today with a self described “curmudgeon emeritus” who is a guy that has been an entrepreneurial tech leader, political operative and businessman in the Twin Cities — and someone who proudly considers himself a geek. It was a very intellectually stimulating discussion.
Our conversation ran the gamut from pre-internet history (and even pre-industrial age stuff like guilds vs. the way things are organized today in to companies) and we did quite a bit of thought exploration about the next big thing and what are likely to be great business models in the next phase of the Web (Web 2.0 if you will).
Here is a brief recap of our conversation…
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