IP Convergence: Beyond VoIP, Beyond Cost Savings

<p>Gordon Cook, an independant analyst who writes CooksReport has a great story on his <a href="http://gordoncook.net/wp/?p=6" title="blog" target="_blank">blog</a> where he actually went to testify before the state senate concerning this matter. In it, Simon Wilkie, Director of the Center for Communications Law & Policy at the UCLA Gould School of Law questioned the panel on this same thread, "They have failed to deliver their promises Senator. Where is the audit, where are the sanctions? Why should we believe there will be penalties for non compliance this time around?"</p>

<p>In which Senator replied, "that was 15 years ago. The time is long past when we can do anything. But we will be watching them now with strong penalities." Cook continues that Doria had been reminded often during the morning that Verizon’s initial promise to fiberize the state was to complete the mission in 12 years. And that now in 2006 he was extending the deadline from 2010 until 2015 with nine years being allowed for the latest build out promise.</p>

<p>So don't worry, our hard working elected officials are clearly working in our best interest <em>now</em>, and would <em>never</em> let this happen again. (the senator said so under oath ;-)</p>