SPOTLIGHT: The Google threat: Real or imagined?

TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT... The Google threat: Real or imagined?
If Google adopts many of the same tools for its Google Talk service that Skype is employing (WiFi phones and PDA adapters), will it be even more of a threat to telecom providers because of its huge customer base? Throw in its partnership with EarthLink to launch and operate a citywide WiFi network in San Francisco and the long-term threat looks more and more real. Op-Ed