What this episode really uncovers is that AT&T is dying. AT&T is dragging down the rest of us by overcharging us for voice calls and stifling innovation in a mobile data market critical to the U.S. economy.

Hello McFly! The telecom industry has been dying for 10+ years. Arguably back in the early 90's when John Malone made the cover of Wired magazine by not following through with his promises of 500 channels and every movie ever PPV. In the process, it's taken $200B+ of our money and stuffed it into it's own coffers. Not shareholder's wallets, but in the compensation of its executives. All the while, the US economy slowly fades into oblivion as it cannot unseize its innovation engines and ingenuity with ubiquitous broadband and countless services for education, health, security, energy, and transportation. And yet Andy Kessler writes this statement as if he's uncovered some unspeakable secret. Thank's Scoop McGee!