Time4aNAP
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Re: For Crying out loud!
said by ShootToThril  :If they deployed the super advanced FIOS network, couldn't they just let people pay for a 3mbps connection over that fios connection instead of thinking "Oh... we need copper for that". I mean this new technology from space can't be provisioned to lower speeds??? It's possible, but there are no regulations to compel Verizon to do this. In the interest of killing off all competition, Verizon will not do it willingly, so you're out of luck.
The original AT&T copper plant was built under monopoly regulation, with government assistance, and often using taxpayer money. That is what makes the copper plant so valuable today. Without it, the competition doesn't have a way in.
Your government(s) screwed you when they improperly gave Verizon the go-ahead to build a new copper plant (which is not subject to regulation) over the old rights-of-way granted to the old AT&T under eminent domain. This essentially gave Verizon an unfair advantage over all competition in continuing to grant them monopoly access to those rights-of-way to operate a new monopoly, but without any new laws to govern the new monopoly. And it's your fault, because you're responsible for electing the government(s).
Next time, you might want to lift a finger... |
