The prediction, in brief:

The telcos might even create an alternate Internet, one that bills by traffic instead of bandwidth. They would then market this alternative as the “uncongested” Internet where applications like Internet telephony could reach their full potential … Internet telephony might give the telcos just the leverage they need to take control of the Net.

Predictor: Briere, Danny

Prediction, in context:

In a 1995 article for Wired magazine, Fred Hapgood covers the issues surrounding Internet telephony, quoting Danny Briere of TeleChoice Inc. Hapgood writes:”Danny Briere, president of telecom industry consulting company TeleChoice Inc. in Verona, New Jersey, suggests the telcos might even create an alternate Internet, one that bills by traffic instead of bandwidth. They would then market this alternative as the ‘uncongested’ Internet where applications like Internet telephony could reach their full potential. Paradoxically, Internet telephony might give the telcos just the leverage they need to take control of the Net.”

Date of prediction: January 1, 1995

Topic of prediction: Communication

Subtopic: Internet Telephony

Name of publication: Wired

Title, headline, chapter name: IPhone: Will Telephony on the Net Bring the Telcos to Their Knees? Or Will it Allow Them to Take Over the Internet? (And, Oh, Yes, It’s Damn Hard to Tap)

Quote Type: Paraphrase

Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.10/iphone_pr.html

This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Anderson, Janna Quitney