The government could best facilitate universal service by letting markets alone because the more competition there is, the more likely all people are to gain access. Government must also make sure no single company controls the technology and access to the network.
Predictor: McNealy, Scott
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for The San Francisco Chronicle, John Eckhouse reports on a luncheon speech made by Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy. Eckhouse writes: ”He hopes the government stays away, fearing it would ruin what otherwise would be a valuable corporate social tool … Government’s role, he said, should be to help set and enforce policy, such as network’s security, privacy and access. The government could best facilitate universal service by letting markets alone because the more competition there is, the more likely all people are to gain access. Government must also make sure no single company controls the technology and access to the network.”
Biography:Scott McNealy was the CEO and cofounder of Sun Microsystems, Inc., a leading global supplier of network computing solutions, including Java, in the 1990s. (Entrepreneur/Business Leader.)
Date of prediction: February 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Universal Service
Name of publication: San Francisco Chronicle
Title, headline, chapter name: Business May Drive Information Highway
Quote Type: Paraphrase
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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