As incompetent as the wireless players are technologically, I don't think they're in any danger. Whether they're just the dumb pipes they should be or the vert

As incompetent as the wireless players are technologically, I don't think they're in any danger. Whether they're just the dumb pipes they should be or the vertically integrated content providers they dream of being - the fact is that they're the ones controlling the pipes. Nobody can force them to provide access for cheap. So without government help the tech companies depend on AT&T and Co. Now if the FCC decided to open up some frequencies, then things could get really interesting. But I think for now the Telco lobbies still outgun the tech lobbies in Washington.