That might be persuasive if the full weight of America's common-carrier rules as they apply to the telephone business, with all the micro-management they involve, were dumped on the cable industry.
Morgan Stanley analyst Ehud Gelblum this morning cut his rating on telecom equipment provider Adtran to Equal Weight from Overweight, citing concerns about weak carrier spending.
The tablets helped the carrier cut 7 percent off the weight of planes obtained from parent Singapore Airlines Ltd. (SIA) even after a 40 percent increase in seating, Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson said.
Indeed, the role of President Martti Ahtisaari as the West's peace-broker (or message-carrier) in Yugoslavia may, the Finns hope, have given their plans a bit more weight in Brussels and Washington.