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join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC Reviews:
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| can have more competition without gov regulation It's crazy if they can't admit there is a problem... I'm not saying its a life-threatening problem but we used to not have telephones or electricity everywhere either.
FCC should be enabling competition with its efforts, first they need to identify places where competition isn't (rural areas and apartment buildings) and support new methods to reach them (700Mhz spectrum would have been nice, municipal broadband efforts, even powerline broadband).
FCC should not regulate things like prices or what services can or can't be offered, they are supposed to take care of interference concerns and compatibility... I think network neutrality is an interference and compatibility concern however. |
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| One would think that the reason for all this "deregulation" is to foster competition in the marketplace. Apparently, it isn't.
What is apparent is that this sham called "deregulation" is naught but a naked ploy to rebuild the natual telecom monopolies, with an eye towards a stable source of political contributions and, shall we say, "electronic surveillance considerations"(and the constitution be damned...) to be named later.
But for anyone to have the gall to say that the rebirth of the telecom monopolies and the subsequent quashing of competitive market forces has been or will be a net plus for consumers? I would submit that such a person has a big, big problem with the inhaling of the fumes from Resistol Hat Glue, organic solvents and gold spray paint. |
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 AlpinePremium
join:2000-01-11
Atlanta, GA | So what's your answer? What government programs and regulations do you suggest that would help this situation?
Adam |
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| I have but one:
Make them all utilities and every service they provide a utility. Enough with the "Information Service" sophistry. It's simply telecom/cable welfare. |
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