RayWPremium
join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
kudos:1 | BAD UTOPIA! Forcing a poor private industry to compete with 'government'.
(although I have never been able to figure out why a few people (mega dollar paid corporate heads) can dictate to many (the taxpaying voters). Oh, deeper pockets and less restrictions!)
Now, when will Utopia get to MY neighborhood, I am ready to jump from Qwest!
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TheGhostPremium
join:2003-01-03
Lake Forest, IL | But they are not competing with the government. Utopia only provides the infrastructure for others to compete. Problem is, Comcast lost it's last mile Duopoly.
Let the MUNIs provide the infrastructure - it has worked for roads, gas lines, electricity in some places - why should broadband / media be any different? |
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| Exactly, the Bells and the cable companies' grip on the last mile allows them to gouge the customers on the services provided over that last mile. Utopia proves that opening up the broadband pipe to all providers is the only way to get real competition and lower prices.
Wait, that's what has been going on in Japan and other European countries for a while now...  |
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said by TheGhost:But they are not competing with the government. Utopia only provides the infrastructure for others to compete. Problem is, Comcast lost it's last mile Duopoly. Let the MUNIs provide the infrastructure - it has worked for roads, gas lines, electricity in some places - why should broadband / media be any different? It has not worked in all cases and in some cases they haven't seen upgrades or repairs in decades. Heck, I've seen conditions in which roads were sold by the municipality because they didn't want to take care of a road.
Also, what makes a municipality automatically qualified? What checks and balances are in-place for this? Heck, its difficult enough trying to get a US President into office with a background in economics and we should automatically presume the candidates for any municipality office will be with necessary core knowledge in deploying and managing such a technology?
BTW, my power is not provided to me by the city, nor do they maintain the roads in my planned community. |
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