Google has been making waves with the announcement of its new phone called the Nexus One. Clark sees this as a real sign of the future. The fact is that we pay far too much for access to data on the go because cell companies have a choke-hold on phones and networks.

That initially started to change with the iPhone of all things! The iPhone represented the first time a network let the manufacturer control handset functionality for the U.S. market. And that trend will continue with the Google phone.

Perhaps the most revolutionary feature is that the Nexus One won't be tied to any one network. No more being handcuffed to AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile when you buy their handset.

Think about it like this: In your home, if you have Internet connection, nobody tells you that you can't use a certain brand of computer on their network or that you can't go to a certain web address.

So it will be with Google's phone. The Nexus One may or may not thrive in the marketplace. But the concept of it will change what we pay and who we pay it to.

In another sign of what's to come, the controversy over Verizon's $350 cancellation fee will soon be old news. In the future there won't be any contracts to break, and you'll buy network access from the cheapest provider.