I’m not sure anyone is able to fully appreciate how powerfully the openness of these new networks is going to affect our lives.
Predictor: Smith, Ray
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Wired magazine, David Kline interviews Bell Atlantic CEO Ray Smith. Following is an excerpt from the discussion: ”Wired: How do you expect the provision of video content and interactive services to change your company? Is Bell Atlantic really prepared to shed its old monopolistic ways to compete in this new world?” ”Smith: I’m not sure anyone is able to fully appreciate how powerfully the openness of these new networks is going to affect our lives. All I can say is we’ll do our best to meet the challenges as they come … The world’s changing, and we intend to manage that change in a powerful way. It’s really that simple.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Open Access
Name of publication: Wired
Title, headline, chapter name: Align and Conquer: The Smartest Telco CEO, Bell Atlantic’s Ray Smith, Reveals What Really Torpedoed His Merger With John Malone’s TCI, Why the Telcos Are Going to Kick Cable’s Butts, and Precisely How the I-Way is Going to Reach Your Home
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/3.02/smith_pr.html
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