Proud Geek

It was only recently that GoAmerica, i711′s parent company, merged with Verizon. And today it was announced that GoAmerica will be acquiring, uh, merging with Hands On VRS as well.

i711 seems well on its way to becoming a veriable juggernaunt — will we end up with just several VRS providers soon? True, there are still quite a few VRS providers (13 at my last count). But let’s face it — there comes a time when many VRS providers will exit the market or be brought out — and then we’ll be left with just a few (if not just one).

Any guesses which ones we’ll end up with? Two months ago, I would have thought Verizon’s VRS would still be standing on its own, and that i711 would’ve been acquired by someone else. But, instead, i711 gobbled Verizon VRS right up. But my guess: Sorenson versus i711 versus Sprint (unless Sprint gets out of the market too) …