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...Clicks-and-mortar has a lot of inherent advantages," says Seema Williams, e-commerce analyst at Forrester Research. "For one thing, an existing, powerful brand presence. It's going to be awful tough for an online retailer to maintain its lead once the clicks-and-mortar people get their act together...
...criticism of Moscow's tactics in Chechnya may be missing the point: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was the undisputed winner of last weekend's Russian parliamentary election precisely because of his get-tough act in Chechnya - and because he stuck his jaw out in the face of Western criticism. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott on Thursday chided Moscow for failing to observe international human rights standards, and there was certainly no lack of evidence to back his claim: Russian forces continued their relentless pounding of Grozny despite the presence of thousands of civilians in the city, and the Russian...
...what could be the final blow against the 1984 AT&T breakup, on Wednesday the FCC cleared the way for Bell Atlantic to become the first Baby Bell to offer long distance services. The move was decried by many of the consumer advocates who futilely fought against the Telecommunication Act of 1996, which paved the way for Baby Bells to provide long distance so long as they open their markets to competition. Earlier this year, when AT&T sought to get into the New York local market, Bell Atlantic opened its copper phone lines and basically said, "Let the games...
...Americans are fed up with 10-page phone bills listing service providers they don't remember contracting with, which have become the norm since 1984. Because of the 1996 act, major telecoms, including AT&T, Bell Atlantic and MCI/Sprint, will eventually be able to package Internet, cable TV, cellular, long distance and local services. That means one bill for all five services; consumers will also be allowed to choose the package that fits them. Further, telecom analysts say that the long distance market is in need of some new blood to fuel competition in the wake of the MCI-Sprint...
...like to see Salt Lake City get its act together for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. It seems like the folks there are on the right track, having gotten rid of the side perks. Members of the organizing committee even have to bring their own lunches to meetings...