Access to the local loop is the key to access to the mass market. The existing PNO's have this access. The CATV companies are increasingly in it. The jury is still out on the wireless local loop but there are serious questions of quality and capacity. Provide access to the existing customer base and add value and you can win.
Regulation is the key The mass market is there for telephony and entertainment.
The technology is there for telephony and entertainment. The question is will supply and demand meet. The key is regulation. There are good reasons to regulate competition in telecommunications. Europe is to deregulate in 1998.