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| Re: FCC Did The Right Thing said by BF69  :Where is it in the constitution people have a right to running water, electricty or phone service? No where, and we don't have these rights. We are expected to pay for these things. I know my water, phone and electricity will be shut off if I decided not to pay for them.
said by BF69 :It's not but no one would argue that making sure small rual areas had access to water electricy and at have the ability to order phone service was the right thing to do. No arguments there. But I believe that people who want these things should provide for them themselves.
said by BF69 : Do you think it was profitable at the time to build out electrical systems to town of juts acouple hundred people? Hell no. It is only not profitable if the government paid for the cost. If the cost is high, and the price charged is higher, then it can be profitable.
said by BF69 :My best friend lives a few miles out of town and his only option for anything other than dial-up is crappy expensive satelite. Giving him some other option since the telcos and cable companies don't seem to want his money, would be nice. But you can make that argument about people who live in the city, should they happen to want things like wide-open spaces, good schools, cleaner air, etc. Luxuries have been and always will be a function of your location.
said by BF69 :See once this gets going and the cable companies and telcoss see just how many MILLIONS of people actually want something other than dial-up they'll start building out. I don't think so. Internet providers have already picked the most profitable areas and have built accordingly. Unless the business costs drops to the point where it becomes profitable to service people who would otherwise be unprofitable, we won't see any expansions.
said by BF69 : Also satelite companies will have no choice but to lower their prices and provide better service if they want to keep what few customers they have. They would have to improve service, which is good, but I doubt costs will come down. Cost is just a function of what the market will bear, and if people are willing to pay $100 a month for a service, no company will charge $90 for the same service. Consider FIOS and cable internet as examples here.
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