| reply to baineschile
Re: MAY The govt regulates where a communications / entertainment company can provide service in the US to avoid an established Monopoly of one carrier. I've seen people post about cable is the only other choice and they say that verizon is monopolizing the area for home phone service, internet, etc. Considering that regulated services (home phone) are mandated by the govt and the lines that are in use by a specific company in a 'given' area, companies that provide such services aren't allowed to just 'purchase' from another provider, nor can they build lines of service in a new territory without going through regulation first. Other service providers such as Vonage for example may not be regulated since it's not using a 'dedicated' line of service that the company owns. But they also have fine print associated with their services and the kind of service / level of service guarantees it can provide. I hope this helps. |
